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Wattle Bank flood & bushfire risk

Of Wattle Bank’s 206 mapped properties, 0.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wattle Bank’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 Wattle Bank address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.5%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
206
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wattle Bank

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

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Crime near Wattle Bank

Wattle Bank sits in the Bass Coast council area, which recorded 2,444 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 2,444 total. Figures are for the whole Bass Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wattle Bank

Wattle Bank is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential93.2% of properties

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

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE

Rural6.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

School catchments in Wattle Bank

PrimaryInverloch Primary School · Kongwak Primary School · Wonthaggi North Primary School
SecondaryBass Coast College · Korumburra Secondary College

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

Who lives in Wattle Bank

At the 2021 Census, 10.8% of Wattle Bank’s 250 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.2%
English40.8%
Irish17.2%
Scottish10.4%
Italian7.2%
Dutch5.6%

Top countries of birth

England3.6%
New Zealand1.2%
South Africa1.2%

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

Development near Wattle Bank

Bass Coast council approved 394 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

394
Dwellings/yr
374
Houses
20
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bass Coast council area (not just Wattle Bank). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wattle Bank 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.