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Sandy Creek bushfire risk

Of Sandy Creek’s 104 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Sandy Creek’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Sandy Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
104
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Sandy Creek

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

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Crime near Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek sits in the Indigo council area, which recorded 447 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 447 total. Figures are for the whole Indigo council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space1.9% of properties

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

Zone: PUBLIC PARK AND RECREATION ZONE

Environmental1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Sandy Creek

PrimaryKiewa Valley Primary School · Upper Sandy Creek Primary School
SecondaryTallangatta Secondary College

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

Who lives in Sandy Creek

At the 2021 Census, 5.5% of Sandy Creek’s 200 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.5%
Australian38.5%
Scottish15%
Irish13%
German9%
Dutch4.5%

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

Development near Sandy Creek

Indigo council approved 120 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

120
Dwellings/yr
115
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Indigo council area (not just Sandy Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sandy Creek address:

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.