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Pakenham Upper flood & bushfire risk

Of Pakenham Upper’s 474 mapped properties, 2.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pakenham Upper’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 Pakenham Upper address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.5%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
474
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pakenham Upper

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

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Crime near Pakenham Upper

Pakenham Upper sits in the Cardinia council area, which recorded 6,510 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 6,510 total. Figures are for the whole Cardinia council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Pakenham Upper

Pakenham Upper is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural51.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

Other24.7% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE A ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

Other21.1% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Pakenham Upper

PrimaryBeaconsfield Upper Primary School · Cockatoo Primary School · Gembrook Primary School · Kuyim Primary School · Pakenham Hills Primary School · Pakenham Primary School
SecondaryEmerald Secondary College · Pakenham Secondary College

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

Who lives in Pakenham Upper

At the 2021 Census, 14.6% of Pakenham Upper’s 1,196 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.4%
Australian37.6%
Irish12.7%
Scottish12%
German6.9%
Dutch5.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%
New Zealand1.3%
Netherlands1.2%
Germany0.6%
Ireland0.6%
South Africa0.6%

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

Development near Pakenham Upper

Cardinia council approved 1,294 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,294
Dwellings/yr
1,158
Houses
136
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cardinia council area (not just Pakenham Upper). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pakenham Upper address:

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.