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Glen Iris bushfire risk

Of Glen Iris’s 1,608 mapped properties, 34% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Glen Iris’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.

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Flood mapping
34%
In a bushfire area
1,608
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Glen Iris

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

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Crime near Glen Iris

Glen Iris sits in the South West police district, which recorded 15,877 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 15,877 total. Figures are for the whole South West police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Glen Iris

Glen Iris is mostly future urban. The most common zones:

Future urban99.2% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: Urban development

Other0.3% of properties

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

Zone: Public purposes

Other0.3% of properties

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

Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Glen Iris

At the 2021 Census, 21.1% of Glen Iris’s 3,143 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.3%
Australian36.7%
Irish8.9%
Scottish8.5%
Italian7.5%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.7%
Philippines3.5%
New Zealand2.8%
Taiwan1.5%
Malaysia1%
South Africa0.9%

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

Development near Glen Iris

Bunbury council approved 132 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

132
Dwellings/yr
130
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bunbury council area (not just Glen Iris). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Glen Iris address:

Nearby suburbs

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.