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Melbourne Airport bushfire risk

Of Melbourne Airport’s 464 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 45.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Melbourne Airport’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

0%
In a flood area
45.3%
In a bushfire area
464
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Melbourne Airport

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

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Crime near Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport sits in the Hume council area, which recorded 17,449 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 17,449 total. Figures are for the whole Hume council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Melbourne Airport

Melbourne Airport is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other90.9% of properties

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

Zone: COMMONWEALTH LAND NOT CONTROLLED BY PLANNING SCHEME

Other7.3% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE

Rural0.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

School catchments in Melbourne Airport

PrimaryGladstone Park Primary School · Greenvale Primary School · Keelonith Primary School · Keilor Primary School · Taylors Lakes Primary School · Tullamarine Primary School
SecondaryGladstone Park Secondary College · Greenvale Secondary College · Keilor Downs Secondary College · Taylors Lakes Secondary College

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

Who lives in Melbourne Airport

At the 2021 Census, 25% of Melbourne Airport’s 64 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English4.7%
Irish4.7%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand4.7%

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

Development near Melbourne Airport

Hume council approved 3,147 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,147
Dwellings/yr
2,687
Houses
460
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hume council area (not just Melbourne Airport). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Melbourne Airport address:

Nearby suburbs

Hillside · 0.6% floodTullamarine · 0% floodAttwood · 0% floodKeilor Park · 0.1% floodKeilor · 1.7% floodWestmeadows · 0.2% 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.