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Mountain Bay bushfire risk

Of Mountain Bay’s 69 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mountain Bay’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
69
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mountain Bay

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

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Crime near Mountain Bay

Mountain Bay sits in the Mansfield council area, which recorded 295 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 295 total. Figures are for the whole Mansfield council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mountain Bay

Mountain Bay is mostly special purpose. The most common zones:

Special purpose100% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Mountain Bay

PrimaryMansfield Primary School
SecondaryMansfield Secondary College

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

Who lives in Mountain Bay

At the 2021 Census, 20.4% of Mountain Bay’s 54 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.3%
Australian33.3%
Irish18.5%
Scottish13%
Greek11.1%
German9.3%

Top countries of birth

England14.8%

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

Development near Mountain Bay

Mansfield council approved 92 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

92
Dwellings/yr
81
Houses
11
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mansfield council area (not just Mountain Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mountain Bay address:

Nearby suburbs

Goughs Bay · 1.7% floodPiries · 22.6% floodHowqua Inlet · 0% floodMacs Cove · 0% floodHowes Creek · 0% floodMansfield · 1.5% 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.