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Tuerong bushfire risk

Of Tuerong’s 223 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Tuerong’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 Tuerong address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
223
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tuerong

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

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Crime near Tuerong

Tuerong sits in the Mornington Peninsula council area, which recorded 8,474 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 8,474 total. Figures are for the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Tuerong

Tuerong is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other46.2% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 2

Other40.8% of properties

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

Zone: GREEN WEDGE ZONE - SCHEDULE 3

Open space5.4% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Tuerong

PrimaryBalnarring Primary School · Benton Junior College · Bittern Primary School · Moorooduc Primary School · Mount Martha Primary School · Osborne Primary School · Wallaroo Primary School
SecondaryDromana Secondary College · Mornington Secondary College · Western Port Secondary College

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

Who lives in Tuerong

At the 2021 Census, 16% of Tuerong’s 357 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.9%
Australian29.4%
Scottish14.8%
Irish12.3%
German4.8%
Italian2.8%

Top countries of birth

England6.2%
Germany1.4%
India1.1%
Ireland1.1%
Scotland1.1%
United States1.1%

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

Development near Tuerong

Mornington Peninsula council approved 782 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

782
Dwellings/yr
490
Houses
292
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mornington Peninsula council area (not just Tuerong). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tuerong 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.