Bung Bong flood & bushfire risk
Of Bung Bong’s 61 mapped properties, 18% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bung Bong’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Bung Bong address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bung Bong
Flood and bushfire areas across Bung Bong. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bung Bong
Bung Bong sits in the Central Goldfields council area, which recorded 972 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 972 total. Figures are for the whole Central Goldfields council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bung Bong
Bung Bong is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK
School catchments in Bung Bong
Bung Bong can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bung Bong
At the 2021 Census, 23.8% of Bung Bong’s 63 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Bung Bong
Central Goldfields council approved 31 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Central Goldfields council area (not just Bung Bong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1360 Avoca Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 247 Bung Bong-Longs Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 346 Moores Flat Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 350 Glenmona Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 5885 Pyrenees Highway, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 59 Burkinshaw Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 713 Old Avoca Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
- 95 Gordon Road, Bung Bong VIC 3465
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Central Goldfields
Compare Bung Bong with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.