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Kergunyah flood & bushfire risk

Of Kergunyah’s 121 mapped properties, 0.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Kergunyah’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 Kergunyah address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.8%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
121
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kergunyah

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

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Crime near Kergunyah

Kergunyah sits in the Indigo council area, which recorded 447 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 447 total. Figures are for the whole Indigo council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Kergunyah

Kergunyah is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental1.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Open space0.8% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Kergunyah

PrimaryDederang Primary School · Kiewa Valley Primary School · Osbornes Flat Primary School
SecondaryBeechworth Secondary College · Tallangatta Secondary College · Wodonga Middle Years College

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

Who lives in Kergunyah

At the 2021 Census, 5.6% of Kergunyah’s 232 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.3%
English35.3%
Scottish15.5%
Irish12.5%
German6.9%
Dutch3%

Top countries of birth

England1.7%
Germany1.7%
Croatia1.3%
New Zealand1.3%

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

Development near Kergunyah

Indigo council approved 120 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

120
Dwellings/yr
115
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Indigo council area (not just Kergunyah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kergunyah 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.