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Stony Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Stony Creek’s 245 mapped properties, 2.9% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Stony 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 Stony Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.9%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
245
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Stony Creek

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

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Crime near Stony Creek

Stony Creek sits in the South Gippsland council area, which recorded 1,628 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 1,628 total. Figures are for the whole South Gippsland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Stony Creek

Stony Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural70.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Township22.4% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Environmental2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Stony Creek

PrimaryFish Creek and District Primary School · Foster Primary School · Meeniyan Primary School · Talbot Primary School
SecondaryFoster Secondary College · Leongatha Secondary College · Maryborough Education Centre

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

Who lives in Stony Creek

At the 2021 Census, 12.6% of Stony Creek’s 310 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.5%
English41%
Irish16.1%
Scottish11%
Dutch8.4%
German5.5%

Top countries of birth

England3.5%
New Zealand2.9%
Netherlands1.6%
Canada1%

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

Development near Stony Creek

South Gippsland council approved 166 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

166
Dwellings/yr
146
Houses
20
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole South Gippsland council area (not just Stony Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Stony 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.