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Wensleydale bushfire risk

Of Wensleydale’s 79 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wensleydale’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
79
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wensleydale

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

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Crime near Wensleydale

Wensleydale sits in the Surf Coast council area, which recorded 1,000 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 1,000 total. Figures are for the whole Surf Coast council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wensleydale

Wensleydale is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential44.3% of properties

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

Zone: RURAL LIVING ZONE

Rural27.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental12.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Wensleydale

PrimaryAireys Inlet Primary School · Anglesea Primary School · Deans Marsh Primary School · Winchelsea Primary School
SecondaryLorne P-12 College · Surf Coast Secondary College

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

Who lives in Wensleydale

At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Wensleydale’s 95 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.2%
Australian38.9%
Italian9.5%
Scottish9.5%
French6.3%
German6.3%

Top countries of birth

England6.3%

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

Development near Wensleydale

Surf Coast council approved 267 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

267
Dwellings/yr
240
Houses
27
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Surf Coast council area (not just Wensleydale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wensleydale address:

Nearby suburbs

Winchelsea South · 0% floodWurdiboluc · 1.3% floodGherang · 2% floodBambra · 0% floodModewarre · 8.1% floodWinchelsea · 1.1% 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.