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Safety Beach bushfire risk

Of Safety Beach’s 5,532 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 4.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
4.4%
In a bushfire area
5,532
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Safety Beach

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

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Crime near Safety Beach

Safety Beach sits in the Mornington Peninsula council area, which recorded 8,474 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 8,474 total. Figures are for the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Property values in Safety Beach

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

Houses
$1,175,000-0.63%
Median · Q4 2025
Units & apartments
$855,000-20.47%
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 Safety Beach

Safety Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential56.4% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Special purpose41.2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 4

Open space1.1% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

School catchments in Safety Beach

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

Who lives in Safety Beach

At the 2021 Census, 21% of Safety Beach’s 6,328 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.7%
Australian35.7%
Irish10.8%
Scottish10.6%
Italian7.5%
German3.9%

Top countries of birth

England7.6%
New Zealand1.6%
Italy1.5%
Greece1.2%
Scotland0.9%
Germany0.6%

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

Development near Safety Beach

Mornington Peninsula council approved 796 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

796
Dwellings/yr
493
Houses
303
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (not just Safety Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Safety Beach 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.