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Windermere flood & bushfire risk

Of Windermere’s 59 mapped properties, 8.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Windermere’s flood exposure is above the VIC average of 3.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the VIC average of 18.2%.

8.5%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
59
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Windermere

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

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Crime near Windermere

Windermere sits in the Ballarat council area, which recorded 11,299 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07,50015,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 11,299 total. Figures are for the whole Ballarat council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Windermere

Windermere is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural91.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space8.5% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

School catchments in Windermere

PrimaryLucas Primary School · Miners Rest Primary School · Mount Blowhard Primary School
SecondaryBallarat High School · Mount Rowan Secondary College

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

Who lives in Windermere

At the 2021 Census, 14.6% of Windermere’s 96 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.8%
English43.8%
Irish26%
Scottish12.5%
Chinese6.2%
German5.2%

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

Development near Windermere

Ballarat council approved 1,124 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,124
Dwellings/yr
1,006
Houses
118
Units
01,2502,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ballarat council area (not just Windermere). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Cardigan Village · 0% floodBurrumbeet · 0% floodLearmonth · 3.3% floodCardigan · 2.9% floodLucas · 0% floodMitchell Park · 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.