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Driffield bushfire risk

Of Driffield’s 70 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
70
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Driffield

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

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Crime near Driffield

Driffield sits in the Latrobe council area, which recorded 10,312 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07,50015,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,312 total. Figures are for the whole Latrobe council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Driffield

Driffield is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose91.4% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Open space5.7% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Rural2.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Driffield

PrimaryMorwell Central Primary School · Narracan Primary School · Yinnar Primary School
SecondaryKurnai College · Lowanna College

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

Who lives in Driffield

At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Driffield’s 101 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.5%
English42.6%
Scottish18.8%
Irish10.9%
German5%

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

Development near Driffield

Latrobe (Vic.) council approved 471 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

471
Dwellings/yr
448
Houses
23
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Latrobe (Vic.) council area (not just Driffield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Driffield address:

Nearby suburbs

Yinnar · 0.4% floodHazelwood · 1.7% floodHernes Oak · 0% floodNarracan · 0% floodYinnar South · 0% floodMoe South · 0.4% 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.