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Puckapunyal bushfire risk

Of Puckapunyal’s 662 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 57.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Puckapunyal’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
57.4%
In a bushfire area
662
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Puckapunyal

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

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Crime near Puckapunyal

Puckapunyal sits in the Mitchell council area, which recorded 3,720 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 3,720 total. Figures are for the whole Mitchell council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Puckapunyal

Puckapunyal is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other99.1% of properties

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

Zone: COMMONWEALTH LAND NOT CONTROLLED BY PLANNING SCHEME

Rural0.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

School catchments in Puckapunyal

PrimaryHeathcote Primary School · Nagambie Primary School · Puckapunyal Primary School · Tooborac Primary School
SecondarySeymour College

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

Who lives in Puckapunyal

At the 2021 Census, 11.6% of Puckapunyal’s 1,108 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian49.3%
English37.4%
Irish11.7%
Scottish10.3%
German6.9%
Australian Aboriginal5.6%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%
Malaysia1.6%
Germany1%
New Zealand0.8%
South Africa0.8%
Nepal0.5%

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

Development near Puckapunyal

Mitchell council approved 931 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

931
Dwellings/yr
862
Houses
69
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mitchell council area (not just Puckapunyal). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Puckapunyal address:

Nearby suburbs

Hilldene · 0.5% floodNorthwood · 5% floodSeymour · 19.8% floodTallarook · 1.9% floodGlenaroua · 0% floodSugarloaf Creek · 1.5% 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.