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Park Orchards flood & bushfire risk

Of Park Orchards’s 1,912 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Park Orchards’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

1%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
1,912
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Park Orchards

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

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Crime near Park Orchards

Park Orchards sits in the Manningham council area, which recorded 4,100 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 4,100 total. Figures are for the whole Manningham council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Park Orchards

Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.

Houses
$1,800,000-1.1%
Median · Q4 2025

Indicative suburb-wide estimate only — not a valuation of any specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).

Zoning in Park Orchards

Park Orchards is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential85.9% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

Rural8.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

Residential1.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Park Orchards

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

Who lives in Park Orchards

At the 2021 Census, 17.9% of Park Orchards’s 3,835 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.2%
Australian33.6%
Irish11.9%
Scottish10.4%
Italian9.9%
German4.5%

Top countries of birth

England4%
China1.7%
South Africa1.1%
Italy1.1%
New Zealand1%
India0.9%

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

Development near Park Orchards

Manningham council approved 501 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

501
Dwellings/yr
253
Houses
248
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Manningham council area (not just Park Orchards). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Park Orchards address:

Nearby suburbs

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.