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Meadow Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Meadow Creek’s 57 mapped properties, 17.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

17.5%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
57
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Meadow Creek

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

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Crime near Meadow Creek

Meadow Creek 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 Meadow Creek

Meadow Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural98.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space1.8% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Meadow Creek

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

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

Who lives in Meadow Creek

At the 2021 Census, 6.3% of Meadow Creek’s 112 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.9%
Australian41.1%
Irish15.2%
German8.9%
Scottish7.1%
Maltese3.6%

Top countries of birth

England2.7%

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

Development near Meadow Creek

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 Meadow Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Meadow Creek address:

Nearby suburbs

Edi · 74.1% floodMoyhu · 5.2% floodBobinawarrah · 8.2% floodCarboor · 9.4% floodKing Valley · 14.3% floodDocker · 6.5% 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.