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Wooreen flood & bushfire risk

Of Wooreen’s 104 mapped properties, 1.9% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

1.9%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
104
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wooreen

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

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Crime near Wooreen

Wooreen sits in the South Gippsland council area, which recorded 1,628 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 1,628 total. Figures are for the whole South Gippsland council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wooreen

Wooreen is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural99% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Special purpose1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SPECIAL USE ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

School catchments in Wooreen

PrimaryLeongatha Primary School · Mirboo North Primary School
SecondaryLeongatha Secondary College · Mirboo North Secondary College

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

Who lives in Wooreen

At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Wooreen’s 91 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.3%
Australian42.9%
Scottish13.2%
Irish11%
Dutch7.7%
German7.7%

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

Development near Wooreen

South Gippsland council approved 151 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

151
Dwellings/yr
145
Houses
6
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole South Gippsland council area (not just Wooreen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Leongatha North · 4% floodHallston · 0.8% floodMount Eccles · 0% floodBerrys Creek · 3.5% floodKoorooman · 1.4% floodTrida · 0% 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.