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Falls Creek bushfire risk

Of Falls Creek’s 607 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Falls Creek’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
607
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Falls Creek

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

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Zoning in Falls Creek

Falls Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other98.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Other1% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

Open space0.3% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Falls Creek

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

Who lives in Falls Creek

At the 2021 Census, 17.5% of Falls Creek’s 326 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English34.4%
Australian28.8%
Irish9.8%
Chinese4.9%
German4.6%
Scottish3.7%

Top countries of birth

Taiwan3.7%
England3.4%
China1.2%
Hong Kong1.2%

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

Development near Falls Creek

Vic council approved 4 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

4
Dwellings/yr
2
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Vic council area (not just Falls Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Falls Creek address:

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.