Lancelin bushfire risk

Of Lancelin’s 1,299 mapped properties, 44.6% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

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Flood mapping
44.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,299
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lancelin

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

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Crime near Lancelin

Lancelin sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,059 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,059 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Lancelin

Lancelin is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:

Centre / commercial98.3% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Town centre

Other1.1% of properties

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

Zone: Public use

Other0.2% of properties

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

Zone: Public use

Who lives in Lancelin

At the 2021 Census, 26.1% of Lancelin’s 786 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.8%
Australian29.8%
Scottish10.2%
Irish9.7%
German4.8%
Chinese2.4%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%
Taiwan4.5%
New Zealand2%
Germany1.1%
Philippines0.9%
Thailand0.8%

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

Development near Lancelin

Gingin council approved 132 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gingin council area (not just Lancelin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.