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Balliang flood & bushfire risk

Of Balliang’s 185 mapped properties, 2.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

2.7%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
185
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Balliang

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

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Crime near Balliang

Balliang sits in the Greater Geelong council area, which recorded 18,882 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
010,00020,00020172019202120232025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 18,882 total. Figures are for the whole Greater Geelong council area (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Balliang

Balliang is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural96.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Environmental1.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Rural0.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RURAL CONSERVATION ZONE

School catchments in Balliang

PrimaryAnakie Primary School · Balliang East Primary School
SecondaryBacchus Marsh College · Lara Secondary College · Manor Lakes P-12 College

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

Who lives in Balliang

At the 2021 Census, 12.2% of Balliang’s 254 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian34.3%
English30.3%
Irish14.2%
Scottish9.4%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%
Maltese6.3%

Top countries of birth

England2%
Italy2%
Malta1.6%
New Zealand1.6%
North Macedonia1.6%

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

Development near Balliang

Greater Geelong council approved 3,150 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,150
Dwellings/yr
2,590
Houses
560
Units
02,7505,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Greater Geelong council area (not just Balliang). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Staughton Vale · 0% floodBalliang East · 1.6% floodBeremboke · 0% floodAnakie · 0.4% floodRowsley · 4.5% floodParwan · 0% 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.