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Horfield flood & bushfire risk

Of Horfield’s 61 mapped properties, 11.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

11.5%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
61
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Horfield

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

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Crime near Horfield

Horfield sits in the Gannawarra council area, which recorded 542 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 542 total. Figures are for the whole Gannawarra council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Horfield

Horfield is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural96.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental1.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Special purpose1.6% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Horfield

PrimaryCohuna Consolidated School · Leitchville Primary School
SecondaryCohuna Secondary College

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

Who lives in Horfield

At the 2021 Census, 9.7% of Horfield’s 93 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian39.8%
English39.8%
Australian Aboriginal9.7%
Scottish8.6%
Italian7.5%
German3.2%

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

Development near Horfield

Gannawarra council approved 20 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

20
Dwellings/yr
16
Houses
4
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gannawarra council area (not just Horfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Mcmillans · 1.7% floodCohuna · 5.6% floodLeitchville · 4.5% floodMead · 12.5% floodGunbower · 6.7% floodPyramid Hill · 7.5% 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.