Lardner flood & bushfire risk
Of Lardner’s 72 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Lardner’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 Lardner address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Lardner
Flood and bushfire areas across Lardner. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Lardner
Lardner sits in the Baw Baw council area, which recorded 3,677 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
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 Lardner
Lardner is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: RURAL ACTIVITY ZONE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE
School catchments in Lardner
Lardner can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Lardner
At the 2021 Census, 9.1% of Lardner’s 110 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Lardner
Baw Baw council approved 581 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Baw Baw council area (not just Lardner). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Baw Baw
Compare Lardner with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.