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Tennyson flood & bushfire risk

Of Tennyson’s 81 mapped properties, 9.9% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Tennyson address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

9.9%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
81
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tennyson

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

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Crime near Tennyson

Tennyson sits in the Campaspe council area, which recorded 2,879 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 2,879 total. Figures are for the whole Campaspe council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Tennyson

Tennyson is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural93.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Open space6.2% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Tennyson

PrimaryEast Loddon P-12 College · Lockington Consolidated School
SecondaryEast Loddon P-12 College · Rochester Secondary College

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

Who lives in Tennyson

At the 2021 Census, 1.7% of Tennyson’s 60 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%
English33.3%
Irish20%
Scottish8.3%

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

Development near Tennyson

Campaspe council approved 248 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

248
Dwellings/yr
245
Houses
3
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Campaspe council area (not just Tennyson). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tennyson 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.