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Middle Tarwin flood & bushfire risk

Of Middle Tarwin’s 72 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

2.8%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
72
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Middle Tarwin

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

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Crime near Middle Tarwin

Middle Tarwin sits in the South Gippsland council area, which recorded 1,628 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 1,628 total. Figures are for the whole South Gippsland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Middle Tarwin

Middle Tarwin is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural90.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space5.6% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Open space2.8% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Middle Tarwin

PrimaryMeeniyan Primary School · Tarwin Lower Primary School
SecondaryFoster Secondary College · Leongatha Secondary College

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

Who lives in Middle Tarwin

At the 2021 Census, 8.8% of Middle Tarwin’s 91 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian63.7%
English36.3%
Irish13.2%
Scottish12.1%
Dutch4.4%
Italian4.4%

Top countries of birth

Netherlands5.5%
England3.3%

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

Development near Middle Tarwin

South Gippsland council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

151
Dwellings/yr
145
Houses
6
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole South Gippsland council area (not just Middle Tarwin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Middle Tarwin address:

Nearby suburbs

Tarwin Lower · 18.2% floodPound Creek · 10.8% floodBuffalo · 1.5% floodKoonwarra · 0.3% floodVenus Bay · 2% floodMeeniyan · 1.1% 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.