Waurn Ponds flood & bushfire risk
Of Waurn Ponds’s 2,122 mapped properties, 0.2% are in a mapped flood area and 15.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Waurn Ponds’s flood exposure is below the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is below the VIC average of 18.2%.
Check a specific Waurn Ponds address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Waurn Ponds
Flood and bushfire areas across Waurn Ponds. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Waurn Ponds
Waurn Ponds sits in the Greater Geelong council area, which recorded 18,882 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,882 total. Figures are for the whole Greater Geelong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Property values in Waurn Ponds
Median sale price by property type, with the year-on-year change.
Indicative suburb-wide estimate only — not a valuation of any specific property. A home’s actual value depends on its size, condition and exact location. Source: Valuer-General Victoria median sale prices (CC BY 4.0).
Zoning in Waurn Ponds
Waurn Ponds is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: GENERAL RESIDENTIAL ZONE - SCHEDULE 1
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: FARMING ZONE
School catchments in Waurn Ponds
Waurn Ponds can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Waurn Ponds
At the 2021 Census, 18% of Waurn Ponds’s 4,956 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Waurn Ponds
Greater Geelong council approved 3,208 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Geelong council area (not just Waurn Ponds). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11B Katelyn Court, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 12 Barossa Court, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 12 Shiraz Drive, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 3/1 Eden Court, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 3 Roaming Creek Court, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 4/1 Epworth Place, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 46 Oldham Road, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
- 4 Hoop Court, Waurn Ponds VIC 3216
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Greater Geelong
Compare Waurn Ponds with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.