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Bunkers Hill bushfire risk

Of Bunkers Hill’s 107 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bunkers Hill’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Bunkers Hill address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
107
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bunkers Hill

Flood and bushfire areas across Bunkers Hill. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Bunkers Hill

Bunkers Hill sits in the Ballarat council area, which recorded 11,299 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,299 total. Figures are for the whole Ballarat council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bunkers Hill

Bunkers Hill is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural100% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

School catchments in Bunkers Hill

PrimaryHaddon Primary School · Lucas Primary School
SecondaryBallarat High School

Bunkers Hill can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Bunkers Hill

At the 2021 Census, 3% of Bunkers Hill’s 270 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%
English39.3%
Irish17%
Scottish14.4%
German4.8%
Australian Aboriginal3%

Top countries of birth

Malta1.5%
New Zealand1.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Bunkers Hill

Ballarat council approved 1,374 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,374
Dwellings/yr
1,075
Houses
299
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ballarat council area (not just Bunkers Hill). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bunkers Hill address:

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.