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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 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

12.8%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
78
Mapped properties

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.

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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.

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 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:

Rural80.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Rural residential12.8% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE

Open space3.8% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 3 - SIGNIFICANT MUNICIPAL ROAD

School catchments in Pentland Hills

PrimaryMyrniong Primary School · Pentland Primary School
SecondaryBacchus Marsh College

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

English43%
Australian34.8%
Scottish15.8%
Irish9.5%
Maltese7%
Dutch5.7%

Top countries of birth

Netherlands3.2%
England2.5%

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 331 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

331
Dwellings/yr
251
Houses
80
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moorabool council area (not just Pentland Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pentland Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Maddingley · 4.7% floodMyrniong · 2.3% floodDarley · 0.2% floodBacchus Marsh · 10.1% floodRowsley · 4.5% floodMerrimu · 1.8% 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.