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Echuca West flood & bushfire risk

Of Echuca West’s 191 mapped properties, 10.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Echuca West’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Echuca West address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

10.5%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
191
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Echuca West

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

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Crime near Echuca West

Echuca West sits in the Campaspe council area, which recorded 2,879 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 2,879 total. Figures are for the whole Campaspe council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Echuca West

Echuca West is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural99% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Special purpose1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Echuca West

PrimaryEchuca Twin Rivers Primary School
SecondaryEchuca College

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

Who lives in Echuca West

At the 2021 Census, 6.6% of Echuca West’s 442 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45%
English40.5%
Scottish13.1%
Irish12.9%
German4.3%
Australian Aboriginal2.9%

Top countries of birth

England3.4%
New Zealand0.9%
Greece0.7%

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

Development near Echuca West

Campaspe council approved 248 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

248
Dwellings/yr
245
Houses
3
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Campaspe council area (not just Echuca West). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Echuca West address:

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.