Pentland Hills flood & bushfire risk
Of Pentland Hills’s 78 mapped properties, 12.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Pentland Hills’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Pentland Hills address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Pentland Hills
Flood and bushfire areas across Pentland Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Pentland Hills
Pentland Hills sits in the Moorabool council area, which recorded 2,423 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,423 total. Figures are for the whole Moorabool council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Pentland Hills
Pentland Hills is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 3 - SIGNIFICANT MUNICIPAL ROAD
School catchments in Pentland Hills
Pentland Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Pentland Hills
At the 2021 Census, 5.7% of Pentland Hills’s 158 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Pentland Hills
Moorabool council approved 334 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Moorabool council area (not just Pentland Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 114 Sunny Hollow Lane, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 134 Palmers Lane, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 195 Pentland Hills Road, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 35 Dunbar Road, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 370 Werribee Vale Road, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 45 Dicksons Road, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 52 Myers Road, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
- 81 Condons Lane, Pentland Hills VIC 3341
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Moorabool
Compare Pentland Hills with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.