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Upper Plenty bushfire risk

Of Upper Plenty’s 262 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Plenty’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
262
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Plenty

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

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Crime near Upper Plenty

Upper Plenty sits in the Mitchell council area, which recorded 3,720 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 3,720 total. Figures are for the whole Mitchell council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Upper Plenty

Upper Plenty is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural85.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space13.7% of properties

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

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Community0.8% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - EDUCATION

School catchments in Upper Plenty

PrimaryMuyan Primary School · Upper Plenty Primary School · Wandong Primary School
SecondaryWallan Secondary College

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

Who lives in Upper Plenty

At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Upper Plenty’s 415 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian38.3%
English31.8%
Scottish10.6%
Irish7.2%
German4.1%
Macedonian3.4%

Top countries of birth

England4.6%
South Africa2.7%
North Macedonia2.4%
Turkey1.4%
Thailand1.2%
Italy0.7%

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

Development near Upper Plenty

Mitchell council approved 931 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

931
Dwellings/yr
862
Houses
69
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mitchell council area (not just Upper Plenty). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Plenty address:

Nearby suburbs

Heathcote Junction · 0% floodWandong · 0% floodWallan · 9.1% floodEden Park · 0% floodWhittlesea · 1.1% floodBeveridge · 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.