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Jindivick flood & bushfire risk

Of Jindivick’s 300 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Jindivick’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 Jindivick address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

1%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
300
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Jindivick

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

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Crime near Jindivick

Jindivick sits in the Baw Baw council area, which recorded 3,677 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 3,677 total. Figures are for the whole Baw Baw council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Jindivick

Jindivick is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural58.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Rural29% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL ACTIVITY ZONE

Rural residential6.7% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Jindivick

PrimaryDrouin West Primary School · Jindivick Primary School · Labertouche Primary School · Neerim South Primary School
SecondaryDrouin Secondary College · Neerim District Secondary College

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

Who lives in Jindivick

At the 2021 Census, 10.1% of Jindivick’s 584 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.4%
Australian45%
Scottish14.2%
Irish13.2%
German6.2%
Italian3.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.8%
New Zealand1.5%
South Africa0.9%
Croatia0.7%
Germany0.5%
Philippines0.5%

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

Development near Jindivick

Baw Baw council approved 581 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

581
Dwellings/yr
568
Houses
13
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Baw Baw council area (not just Jindivick). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Jindivick 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.