Is Yeodene flood prone?

0% of mapped properties in Yeodene fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Yeodene in a bushfire zone?

100% of mapped properties in Yeodene fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Yeodene?

Yeodene is mostly rural (most common zone: FARMING ZONE).

What is the cultural makeup of Yeodene?

At the 2021 Census 11.2% of Yeodene residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (46.7%), English (40.2%), Scottish (16.8%).

How much new development is there near Yeodene?

Colac Otway council approved 208 new dwellings (185 houses, 23 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Yeodene bushfire risk

Of Yeodene’s 108 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Yeodene address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

Of properties in a flood area

100%

Of properties in a bushfire area

108

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Yeodene

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

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Crime near Yeodene

Yeodene sits in the Colac-Otway council area, which recorded 1,395 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,395 total. Figures are for the whole Colac-Otway council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Yeodene

Yeodene is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural96.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental1.9% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Special purpose0.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Yeodene

PrimaryBirregurra Primary School · Colac Primary School · Elliminyt Primary School · Forrest Primary School

SecondaryColac Secondary College

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

Who lives in Yeodene

At the 2021 Census, 11.2% of Yeodene’s 107 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.7%

English40.2%

Scottish16.8%

Australian Aboriginal5.6%

Croatian5.6%

Irish5.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.7%

Scotland4.7%

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

Development near Yeodene

Colac Otway council approved 208 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

208

Dwellings/yr

185

Houses

Units

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Gerangamete · 4.8% flood Yeo · 0% flood Warncoort · 0.7% flood Barwon Downs · 7.3% flood Barongarook · 0% flood Birregurra · 15.5% flood

Other suburbs in Colac Otway

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

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.