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Wickliffe flood & bushfire risk

Of Wickliffe’s 80 mapped properties, 7.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wickliffe’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 6.4%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

Check a specific Wickliffe address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

7.5%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
80
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wickliffe

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

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Crime near Wickliffe

Wickliffe sits in the Ararat council area, which recorded 1,104 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 1,104 total. Figures are for the whole Ararat council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wickliffe

Wickliffe is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural63.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Township32.5% of properties

Township — small-town mix of homes, shops and local services.

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Special purpose1.3% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Wickliffe

PrimaryLake Bolac College · Willaura Primary School
SecondaryLake Bolac College

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

Who lives in Wickliffe

At the 2021 Census, 9.8% of Wickliffe’s 123 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian49.6%
English40.7%
Scottish17.1%
Irish9.8%
German4.9%

Top countries of birth

Germany4.9%
England4.1%
United States2.4%

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

Development near Wickliffe

Ararat council approved 49 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

49
Dwellings/yr
42
Houses
7
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Ararat council area (not just Wickliffe). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Other suburbs in Ararat

Compare Wickliffe with the rest of the council area, largest first.

AraratWillauraLake BolacPomonalMoystonElmhurstBuangorStreathamTatyoonCathcartMaroonaWestmereArmstrong

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.