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Ripplebrook flood & bushfire risk

Of Ripplebrook’s 130 mapped properties, 1.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

1.5%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
130
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Ripplebrook

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

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Crime near Ripplebrook

Ripplebrook sits in the Baw Baw council area, which recorded 3,677 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 3,677 total. Figures are for the whole Baw Baw council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Ripplebrook

Ripplebrook is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural94.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space2.3% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Environmental1.5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Ripplebrook

PrimaryDrouin South Primary School · Ripplebrook Primary School
SecondaryDrouin Secondary College

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

Who lives in Ripplebrook

At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Ripplebrook’s 268 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.4%
English43.3%
Irish8.6%
Scottish8.2%
Italian4.1%
Dutch3.7%

Top countries of birth

England4.5%
Mauritius1.9%
Netherlands1.1%

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

Development near Ripplebrook

Baw Baw council approved 546 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

546
Dwellings/yr
533
Houses
13
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Baw Baw council area (not just Ripplebrook). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Athlone · 13.1% floodModella · 90.9% floodDrouin South · 0.5% floodHeath Hill · 4.1% floodLongwarry · 62.8% floodIona · 100% 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.