Sailors Falls flood & bushfire risk
Of Sailors Falls’s 72 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sailors Falls’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.
Where the hazards are in Sailors Falls
Flood and bushfire areas across Sailors Falls. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sailors Falls
Sailors Falls sits in the Hepburn council area, which recorded 660 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 660 total. Figures are for the whole Hepburn council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Sailors Falls
Sailors Falls is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 2
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK
School catchments in Sailors Falls
Sailors Falls can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sailors Falls
At the 2021 Census, 5.1% of Sailors Falls’s 79 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 Sailors Falls
Hepburn council approved 107 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Hepburn council area (not just Sailors Falls). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 Radium Avenue, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 120 Foletti Road, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 2398 Ballan-Daylesford Road, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 90 Shanahans Lane, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 70 Manna Gum Road, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 68 Liversidges Road, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 26 Spring Avenue, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
- 32 Muir Road, Sailors Falls VIC 3461
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.