Glen Forbes bushfire risk
Of Glen Forbes’s 82 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Glen Forbes’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Where the hazards are in Glen Forbes
Flood and bushfire areas across Glen Forbes. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Glen Forbes
Glen Forbes sits in the Bass Coast council area, which recorded 2,444 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,444 total. Figures are for the whole Bass Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Glen Forbes
Glen Forbes 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
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
School catchments in Glen Forbes
Glen Forbes can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Glen Forbes
At the 2021 Census, 17.8% of Glen Forbes’s 118 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 Glen Forbes
Bass Coast council approved 370 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bass Coast council area (not just Glen Forbes). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 2255 Dalyston-Glen Forbes Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 30 Eden Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 245 Stanley Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 340 Mcgrath Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 175 Watson Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 1723 Almurta-Glen Forbes Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 2255 Bass Highway, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
- 201 Jones Road, Glen Forbes VIC 3990
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.