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Mountain View bushfire risk

Of Mountain View’s 68 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mountain View’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
68
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mountain View

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

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Crime near Mountain View

Mountain View sits in the Baw Baw council area, which recorded 3,677 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 3,677 total. Figures are for the whole Baw Baw council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mountain View

Mountain View is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural100% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

School catchments in Mountain View

PrimaryEllinbank Primary School · Poowong Consolidated School
SecondaryDrouin Secondary College · Korumburra Secondary College · Warragul Regional College

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

Who lives in Mountain View

At the 2021 Census, 3.5% of Mountain View’s 85 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian31.8%
English29.4%
Irish16.5%
Scottish15.3%
Dutch12.9%
German11.8%

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

Development near Mountain View

Baw Baw council approved 546 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

546
Dwellings/yr
533
Houses
13
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Baw Baw council area (not just Mountain View). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Poowong East · 24.3% floodStrzelecki · 0% floodHallora · 1.5% floodFerndale · 0% floodRanceby · 0% floodSeaview · 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.