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Christmas Hills flood & bushfire risk

Of Christmas Hills’s 254 mapped properties, 1.6% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Christmas Hills’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

1.6%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
254
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Christmas Hills

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

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Crime near Christmas Hills

Christmas Hills sits in the Nillumbik council area, which recorded 1,698 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 1,698 total. Figures are for the whole Nillumbik council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Christmas Hills

Christmas Hills is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural79.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE - SCHEDULE 4

Special purpose12.6% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

Environmental6.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Christmas Hills

PrimaryChristmas Hills Primary School · Kangaroo Ground Primary School · Panton Hill Primary School · St Andrews Primary School · Wonga Park Primary School · Yarra Glen Primary School
SecondaryDiamond Valley College · Lilydale Heights College

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

Who lives in Christmas Hills

At the 2021 Census, 11.8% of Christmas Hills’s 365 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46%
Australian37.5%
Irish13.7%
Scottish13.4%
Italian5.8%
German5.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.9%
China1.9%
Malta1.4%
New Zealand0.8%
Scotland0.8%
United States0.8%

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

Development near Christmas Hills

Nillumbik council approved 101 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

101
Dwellings/yr
66
Houses
35
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Nillumbik council area (not just Christmas Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Christmas Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Smiths Gully · 0% floodBend Of Islands · 1.2% floodYarra Glen · 4.7% floodYering · 29.7% floodSt Andrews · 0% floodPanton Hill · 0% flood

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.