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Mount Moriac bushfire risk

Of Mount Moriac’s 132 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Moriac’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
132
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Moriac

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

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Crime near Mount Moriac

Mount Moriac sits in the Surf Coast council area, which recorded 1,000 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 1,000 total. Figures are for the whole Surf Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Moriac

Mount Moriac is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural95.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space2.3% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Open space1.5% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Mount Moriac

PrimaryCeres Primary School · Moriac Primary School
SecondaryGrovedale College

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

Who lives in Mount Moriac

At the 2021 Census, 8.4% of Mount Moriac’s 251 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49%
Australian43%
Scottish11.2%
Irish10.4%
German5.6%
Italian1.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%

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

Development near Mount Moriac

Surf Coast council approved 267 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

267
Dwellings/yr
240
Houses
27
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Surf Coast council area (not just Mount Moriac). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Moriac address:

Nearby suburbs

Moriac · 1% floodGnarwarre · 2% floodBarrabool · 2.8% floodFreshwater Creek · 6.2% floodModewarre · 8.1% floodParaparap · 2.1% 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.