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Waranga Shores flood & bushfire risk

Of Waranga Shores’s 218 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 98.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Waranga Shores’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 Waranga Shores address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.8%
Of properties in a flood area
98.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
218
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Waranga Shores

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

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Crime near Waranga Shores

Waranga Shores 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 Waranga Shores

Waranga Shores is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential61% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Rural34.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Environmental4.1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Waranga Shores

PrimaryHarston Primary School · Murchison Primary School · Rushworth P-12 College
SecondaryRushworth P-12 College

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

Who lives in Waranga Shores

At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Waranga Shores’s 314 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.4%
English38.5%
Irish14.3%
Scottish11.5%
German6.1%
Chinese4.5%

Top countries of birth

China5.1%
New Zealand1.3%
Philippines1.3%
Sri Lanka1.3%
England1%
Wales1%

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

Development near Waranga Shores

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 Waranga Shores). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Waranga Shores 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.