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Ercildoune bushfire risk

Of Ercildoune’s 61 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Ercildoune’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
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Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Ercildoune

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

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Crime near Ercildoune

Ercildoune sits in the Pyrenees council area, which recorded 399 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 399 total. Figures are for the whole Pyrenees council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Ercildoune

Ercildoune is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural93.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space3.3% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 1 - STATE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

Rural1.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE

School catchments in Ercildoune

PrimaryTrawalla Primary School · Waubra Primary School
SecondaryBeaufort Secondary College · Mount Rowan Secondary College

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

Who lives in Ercildoune

At the 2021 Census, 14.4% of Ercildoune’s 90 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.9%
English32.2%
Irish13.3%
Scottish8.9%

Top countries of birth

England7.8%

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

Development near Ercildoune

Pyrenees council approved 41 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Pyrenees council area (not just Ercildoune). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Waubra · 0.5% floodBurrumbeet · 0% floodLearmonth · 3.3% floodWindermere · 8.5% floodTrawalla · 0% floodCardigan Village · 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.