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Valencia Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Valencia Creek’s 110 mapped properties, 6.4% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Valencia Creek’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

6.4%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
110
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Valencia Creek

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

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Crime near Valencia Creek

Valencia Creek sits in the Wellington council area, which recorded 4,132 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 4,132 total. Figures are for the whole Wellington council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Valencia Creek

Valencia Creek is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural99.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental0.9% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Valencia Creek

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

Who lives in Valencia Creek

At the 2021 Census, 5.9% of Valencia Creek’s 187 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.7%
English33.7%
Scottish17.6%
Irish11.8%
Italian5.3%
German3.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.7%
England2.1%

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

Development near Valencia Creek

Wellington council approved 192 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

192
Dwellings/yr
169
Houses
23
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Wellington council area (not just Valencia Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Valencia Creek address:

Nearby suburbs

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.