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King Valley flood & bushfire risk

Of King Valley’s 63 mapped properties, 14.3% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

14.3%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
63
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in King Valley

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

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Crime near King Valley

King Valley sits in the Wangaratta council area, which recorded 1,992 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 1,992 total. Figures are for the whole Wangaratta council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in King Valley

King Valley is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural76.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space22.2% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Other1.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - CEMETERY/CREMATORIUM

School catchments in King Valley

PrimaryEdi Upper Primary School · Moyhu Primary School · Whitfield District Primary School
SecondaryMyrtleford P-12 College · Wangaratta High School

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

Who lives in King Valley

At the 2021 Census, 12.6% of King Valley’s 87 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.7%
Australian32.2%
Irish19.5%
Italian14.9%
Scottish13.8%
New Zealander3.4%

Top countries of birth

Italy8%
Thailand6.9%
England4.6%

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

Development near King Valley

Wangaratta council approved 164 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

164
Dwellings/yr
128
Houses
36
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wangaratta council area (not just King Valley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific King Valley address:

Nearby suburbs

Edi · 74.1% floodEdi Upper · 4.3% floodWhitfield · 6.1% floodMyrrhee · 7.8% floodMeadow Creek · 17.5% floodMoyhu · 5.2% 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.