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Oaklands Junction bushfire risk

Of Oaklands Junction’s 185 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Oaklands Junction’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
185
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Oaklands Junction

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

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Crime near Oaklands Junction

Oaklands Junction sits in the Hume council area, which recorded 17,449 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 17,449 total. Figures are for the whole Hume council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Oaklands Junction

Oaklands Junction is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other97.3% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE

Special purpose1.6% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 14

Open space1.1% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 3 - SIGNIFICANT MUNICIPAL ROAD

School catchments in Oaklands Junction

PrimaryGamadji Primary School · Keelonith Primary School · Mickleham Primary School · Yubup Primary School
SecondaryElevation Secondary College · Greenvale Secondary College · Mickleham Secondary College

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

Who lives in Oaklands Junction

At the 2021 Census, 14.8% of Oaklands Junction’s 439 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian37.4%
English28%
Italian12.8%
Irish8.9%
Scottish5.2%
Maltese5%

Top countries of birth

Italy1.6%
England1.4%
Zimbabwe1.4%
Ireland1.1%
New Zealand1.1%
Samoa1.1%

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

Development near Oaklands Junction

Hume council approved 3,147 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,147
Dwellings/yr
2,687
Houses
460
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hume council area (not just Oaklands Junction). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Oaklands Junction address:

Nearby suburbs

Yuroke · 0% floodWildwood · 0% floodMickleham · 0% floodBulla · 0% floodCraigieburn · 0.1% floodGreenvale · 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.