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Moorabool bushfire risk

Of Moorabool’s 75 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Moorabool’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
100%
In a bushfire area
75
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Moorabool

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

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Crime near Moorabool

Moorabool sits in the Greater Geelong council area, which recorded 18,882 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 18,882 total. Figures are for the whole Greater Geelong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Moorabool

Moorabool is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural85.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Other5.3% of properties

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

Zone: URBAN GROWTH ZONE

Open space4% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 1 - STATE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

School catchments in Moorabool

PrimaryAnakie Primary School · Bannockburn P-12 College · Northern Bay P-12 College · Rollins Primary School
SecondaryBannockburn P-12 College · Northern Bay P-12 College

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

Who lives in Moorabool

At the 2021 Census, 19.1% of Moorabool’s 94 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.6%
English27.7%
Italian7.4%
German5.3%
Irish5.3%
Vietnamese4.3%

Top countries of birth

England5.3%
New Zealand3.2%
North Macedonia3.2%
South Africa3.2%

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

Development near Moorabool

Greater Geelong council approved 3,150 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,150
Dwellings/yr
2,590
Houses
560
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Geelong council area (not just Moorabool). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Moorabool address:

Nearby suburbs

Batesford · 7.3% floodLovely Banks · 0% floodBell Post Hill · 0% floodGheringhap · 4.4% floodBell Park · 0% floodCorio · 0% 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.