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Yarroweyah flood & bushfire risk

Of Yarroweyah’s 298 mapped properties, 68.5% are in a mapped flood area and 95% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Yarroweyah’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 Yarroweyah address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

68.5%
Of properties in a flood area
95%
Of properties in a bushfire area
298
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Yarroweyah

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

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Crime near Yarroweyah

Yarroweyah sits in the Moira council area, which recorded 1,757 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 1,757 total. Figures are for the whole Moira council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Yarroweyah

Yarroweyah is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural74.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Township23.8% of properties

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

Zone: TOWNSHIP ZONE

Other0.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - OTHER PUBLIC USE

School catchments in Yarroweyah

PrimaryCobram Primary School · Katunga Primary School · Strathmerton Primary School
SecondaryCobram Secondary College · Numurkah Secondary College

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

Who lives in Yarroweyah

At the 2021 Census, 11.8% of Yarroweyah’s 551 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.3%
English39.4%
Irish12.3%
Scottish8.7%
Italian5.1%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.4%
England2.2%
Philippines1.6%
Netherlands0.9%
Italy0.5%

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

Development near Yarroweyah

Moira council approved 403 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

403
Dwellings/yr
348
Houses
55
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moira council area (not just Yarroweyah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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.