Bylands bushfire risk
Of Bylands’s 81 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bylands’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Where the hazards are in Bylands
Flood and bushfire areas across Bylands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bylands
Bylands sits in the Mitchell council area, which recorded 3,720 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,720 total. Figures are for the whole Mitchell council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bylands
Bylands is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 1 - STATE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
School catchments in Bylands
Bylands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bylands
At the 2021 Census, 17.1% of Bylands’s 117 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 Bylands
Mitchell council approved 931 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mitchell council area (not just Bylands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.