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Toolern Vale bushfire risk

Of Toolern Vale’s 625 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Toolern Vale’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
625
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Toolern Vale

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

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Crime near Toolern Vale

Toolern Vale sits in the Melton council area, which recorded 12,726 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07,50015,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 12,726 total. Figures are for the whole Melton council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Toolern Vale

Toolern Vale is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other50.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE

Rural36.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE

Residential10.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ZONE

School catchments in Toolern Vale

PrimaryArnolds Creek Primary School · Coimadai Primary School · Diggers Rest Primary School · Gisborne Primary School · Kurunjang Primary School · Toolern Vale and District Primary School
SecondaryGisborne Secondary College · Kurunjang Secondary College · Melton Secondary College · Sunbury Downs Secondary College

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

Who lives in Toolern Vale

At the 2021 Census, 12.2% of Toolern Vale’s 818 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38%
English35.6%
Irish11%
Maltese9.9%
Scottish6.7%
Italian5.5%

Top countries of birth

England2.9%
Malta2.2%
New Zealand1%
Scotland1%
Croatia0.7%
Germany0.6%

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

Development near Toolern Vale

Melton council approved 4,497 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

4,497
Dwellings/yr
3,834
Houses
663
Units
03,5007,0002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Melton council area (not just Toolern Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Toolern Vale address:

Nearby suburbs

Kurunjang · 0% floodHarkness · 0% floodGisborne South · 0% floodMelton · 0% floodMelton West · 0% floodLong Forest · 0% flood

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.