Dixons Creek bushfire risk
Of Dixons Creek’s 236 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dixons Creek’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 Dixons Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Dixons Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dixons Creek
Dixons Creek sits in the Yarra Ranges council area, which recorded 5,797 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,797 total. Figures are for the whole Yarra Ranges council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Dixons Creek
Dixons Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 5
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - LOCAL GOVERNMENT
School catchments in Dixons Creek
Dixons Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dixons Creek
At the 2021 Census, 15.1% of Dixons Creek’s 344 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 Dixons Creek
Yarra Ranges council approved 493 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Yarra Ranges council area (not just Dixons Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 14 Lorimers Lane, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 270 Hargreaves Road, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 114 Beachs Lane, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 80 Walters Lane, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 490 Old Toolangi Road, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 74 Pauls Lane, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 181 Bottings Lane, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
- 495 Old Healesville Road, Dixons Creek VIC 3775
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.