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Goorambat flood & bushfire risk

Of Goorambat’s 173 mapped properties, 1.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Goorambat’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Goorambat address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

1.7%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
173
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Goorambat

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

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Crime near Goorambat

Goorambat sits in the Benalla council area, which recorded 1,119 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 1,119 total. Figures are for the whole Benalla council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Goorambat

Goorambat is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural56.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Township34.7% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Open space4.6% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Goorambat

PrimaryBenalla P-12 College · Broken Creek Primary School · Devenish Primary School
SecondaryBenalla P-12 College

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

Who lives in Goorambat

At the 2021 Census, 7.1% of Goorambat’s 269 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.8%
Australian41.3%
Scottish14.1%
Irish12.3%
Dutch3%
German2.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.3%
Wales1.1%

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

Development near Goorambat

Benalla council approved 222 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

222
Dwellings/yr
153
Houses
69
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Benalla council area (not just Goorambat). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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.