KnowYourBlock
Search an address

Glen Park bushfire risk

Of Glen Park’s 59 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Glen Park’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
59
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Glen Park

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

Loading map…

Crime near Glen Park

Glen Park sits in the Ballarat council area, which recorded 11,299 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07,50015,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,299 total. Figures are for the whole Ballarat council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Glen Park

Glen Park is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural94.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental3.4% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Special purpose1.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Glen Park

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

Who lives in Glen Park

At the 2021 Census, 11.8% of Glen Park’s 110 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.5%
English35.5%
Irish20%
Scottish10%
Chinese2.7%

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

Development near Glen Park

Ballarat council approved 1,124 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,124
Dwellings/yr
1,006
Houses
118
Units
01,2502,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ballarat council area (not just Glen Park). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Glen Park 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.