Croydon Hills bushfire risk

Of Croydon Hills’s 1,782 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 15.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Croydon Hills’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is below the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Croydon Hills address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
15.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,782
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Croydon Hills

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

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Crime near Croydon Hills

Croydon Hills sits in the Maroondah council area, which recorded 6,812 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 6,812 total. Figures are for the whole Maroondah council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Croydon Hills

Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.

Houses
$1,180,000-2.88%
Median · Q4 2025

Indicative suburb-wide estimate only — not a valuation of any specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).

Zoning in Croydon Hills

Croydon Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential98.3% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Residential0.6% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NEIGHBOURHOOD RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 4

Open space0.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Croydon Hills

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

Who lives in Croydon Hills

At the 2021 Census, 19% of Croydon Hills’s 4,839 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian39%
English38.9%
Scottish11%
Irish10.4%
Chinese7.6%
Italian5.9%

Top countries of birth

China3.8%
England3.4%
South Africa1.1%
New Zealand0.9%
Malaysia0.7%
Scotland0.7%

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

Development near Croydon Hills

Maroondah council approved 453 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

453
Dwellings/yr
178
Houses
275
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Maroondah council area (not just Croydon Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Maroondah

Compare Croydon Hills 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.