Freshwater Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Freshwater Creek’s 290 mapped properties, 6.2% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Freshwater Creek’s flood exposure is in line with the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Freshwater Creek address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Freshwater Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Freshwater Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Freshwater Creek
Freshwater Creek sits in the Surf Coast council area, which recorded 1,000 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,000 total. Figures are for the whole Surf Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Freshwater Creek
Freshwater Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE
School catchments in Freshwater Creek
Freshwater Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Freshwater Creek
At the 2021 Census, 9.7% of Freshwater Creek’s 454 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 Freshwater Creek
Surf Coast council approved 280 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Surf Coast council area (not just Freshwater Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1258 Blackgate Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 155 Brushfields Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 20 Yandina Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 350 Coombes Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 505 Mt Duneed Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 530 Ghazeepore Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 55 Woodland Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
- 790 Pettavel Road, Freshwater Creek VIC 3217
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Surf Coast
Compare Freshwater Creek with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.