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Gerangamete flood & bushfire risk

Of Gerangamete’s 104 mapped properties, 4.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

4.8%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
104
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Gerangamete

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

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Crime near Gerangamete

Gerangamete sits in the Colac-Otway council area, which recorded 1,395 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 1,395 total. Figures are for the whole Colac-Otway council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Gerangamete

Gerangamete is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural94.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Special purpose3.8% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

Environmental1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Gerangamete

PrimaryBirregurra Primary School · Forrest Primary School
SecondaryColac Secondary College

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

Who lives in Gerangamete

At the 2021 Census, 10.7% of Gerangamete’s 112 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.4%
Australian42%
Irish18.8%
Scottish14.3%
German6.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.5%

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

Development near Gerangamete

Colac Otway council approved 201 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

201
Dwellings/yr
175
Houses
26
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Colac Otway council area (not just Gerangamete). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Forrest · 1.6% floodBarwon Downs · 7.3% floodYeodene · 0% floodBarongarook · 0% floodYeo · 0% floodMurroon · 4.3% 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.