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Shady Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Shady Creek’s 103 mapped properties, 5.8% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Shady Creek’s flood exposure is in line with the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Shady Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

5.8%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
103
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Shady Creek

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

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Crime near Shady Creek

Shady Creek 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 Shady Creek

Shady Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental2.9% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Shady Creek

PrimaryBuln Buln Primary School · Darnum Primary School · Nilma Primary School · Willow Grove Primary School · Yarragon Primary School
SecondaryNeerim District Secondary College · Trafalgar High School · Warragul Regional College

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

Who lives in Shady Creek

At the 2021 Census, 0.5% of Shady Creek’s 186 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.3%
Australian37.1%
Scottish18.3%
Irish9.1%
Italian5.4%
Dutch4.8%

Top countries of birth

England3.2%

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

Development near Shady Creek

Baw Baw council approved 581 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

581
Dwellings/yr
568
Houses
13
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Baw Baw council area (not just Shady Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Shady 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.