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 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Mount Moriac address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
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.
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:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE
School catchments in Mount Moriac
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
Top countries of birth
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 280 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Surf Coast council area (not just Mount Moriac). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1100 Mt Duneed Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 125 Ervins Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 2105 Barrabool Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 380 Devon Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 440 Hendy Main Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 50 Cape Otway Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 665 Reservoir Road, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
- 85 Drewry Lane, Mount Moriac VIC 3240
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Surf Coast
Compare Mount Moriac with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.