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Wurdiboluc flood & bushfire risk

Of Wurdiboluc’s 77 mapped properties, 1.3% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

1.3%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
77
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wurdiboluc

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

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Crime near Wurdiboluc

Wurdiboluc 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 Wurdiboluc

Wurdiboluc is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural98.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Special purpose1.3% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Wurdiboluc

PrimaryMoriac Primary School · Winchelsea Primary School
SecondarySurf Coast Secondary College

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

Who lives in Wurdiboluc

At the 2021 Census, 10.2% of Wurdiboluc’s 147 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.3%
English32.7%
Irish16.3%
Scottish15%
Dutch6.1%
German5.4%

Top countries of birth

Germany3.4%

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

Development near Wurdiboluc

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 Wurdiboluc). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Gherang · 2% floodWensleydale · 0% floodWinchelsea South · 0% floodBuckley · 2.3% floodWinchelsea · 1.1% floodModewarre · 8.1% 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.