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Kirkstall bushfire risk

Of Kirkstall’s 229 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Kirkstall’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 Kirkstall address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
229
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kirkstall

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

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Crime near Kirkstall

Kirkstall sits in the Moyne council area, which recorded 519 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 519 total. Figures are for the whole Moyne council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Kirkstall

Kirkstall is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural55.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Township42.4% of properties

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

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Open space1.3% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Kirkstall

PrimaryKoroit And District Primary School · Port Fairy Consolidated School
SecondaryBrauer Secondary College · Hawkesdale P12 College

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

Who lives in Kirkstall

At the 2021 Census, 6.4% of Kirkstall’s 406 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48%
English40.1%
Irish19.7%
Scottish14.8%
German5.4%
Dutch2%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%
Philippines1.2%
South Africa1%
New Zealand0.7%

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

Development near Kirkstall

Moyne council approved 66 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

66
Dwellings/yr
59
Houses
7
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moyne council area (not just Kirkstall). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kirkstall 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.