Climate Risk in Victoria Suburbs
Victorian suburbs face significant bushfire risk in outer-metro and Dandenong Ranges communities, with flood risk concentrated in low-lying Melbourne suburbs along the Yarra, Maribyrnong, and Werribee catchments. Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency across the state.
Bayindeen
Pyrenees Shire
Bayindeen faces significant climate risks, particularly from bushfires and heatwaves.
Belgrave South
UNKNOWN
Belgrave South faces significant climate risks, particularly from bushfires and flooding.
Belgrave
UNKNOWN
Belgrave faces significant climate risks, particularly from bushfires and flooding.
Black Range
Northern Grampians Shire
Black Range faces significant climate-related risks, particularly from bushfires, heatwaves and flooding.
Buchan
East Gippsland Shire
Buchan is a rural town in East Gippsland, Victoria, facing increasing risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves due to climate change.
Aireys Inlet
Surf Coast
Aireys Inlet faces increasing climate risks, particularly from bushfires, flooding, and coastal hazards.
Alexandra
Murrindindi
Alexandra, VIC, faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves.
Anglesea
Surf Coast
Anglesea faces a medium overall climate risk, with bushfire and flood risks being the most significant concerns.
Ararat
UNKNOWN
Ararat faces increasing risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves due to climate change.
Bacchus Marsh
Moorabool
Bacchus Marsh faces increasing risks from flooding and heatwaves due to climate change.
Bairnsdale
East Gippsland Shire
Bairnsdale faces moderate climate risks, primarily from flooding and heatwaves.
Bellfield
Brimbank City Council
Bellfield, VIC, presents a medium overall climate risk, with heatwaves being the most significant concern due to urban heat island effects and rising temperatures.
Box Hill
Whitehorse
Box Hill faces increasing risks from flooding and heatwaves due to climate change.
Briar Hill
City of Banyule
Briar Hill, VIC, faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by significant bushfire and heatwave threats.
Adams Estate
Cardinia Shire Council
Adams Estate faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by increasing heatwave intensity and moderate flood risks.
Addington
Ballarat
Addington, VIC, presents a medium overall climate risk, with significant concerns around heatwaves and moderate risks from flooding and bushfires.
Allambee Reserve
Gippsland Shire Council
Allambee Reserve faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by a high bushfire risk and an increasing flood risk.
Allambee
Gippsland South
Allambee, Victoria, faces a significant bushfire risk due to its location within a fire-prone area and surrounding vegetation.
Almurta
City of Monash
Almurta faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by a high susceptibility to heatwaves due to urbanisation and a moderate flood risk from intense rainfall.
Anderson
City of Cardinia
Anderson, Victoria faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by significant bushfire threats and increasing flood risks.
Archies Creek
Bass Coast Shire Council
Archies Creek, VIC, faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by bushfire threats and increasing flood potential.
Ascot
City of Moonee Valley
Ascot, a well-established inner-northern suburb of Melbourne, faces a medium overall climate risk.
Aspendale
Kingston
Aspendale faces moderate climate risks, particularly from flooding, heatwaves, and coastal hazards.
Ballan
UNKNOWN
Ballan, Victoria, faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, with increasing bushfire risk.
Ballarat East
City of Ballarat
Ballarat East faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, with bushfire risk also present.
Ballarat
City of Ballarat
Ballarat faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, with increasing trends due to climate change.
Baw Baw
Baw Baw Shire Council
Baw Baw faces a medium overall climate risk, primarily driven by increasing heatwave intensity and moderate flood and bushfire risks.
Bemm River
UNKNOWN
Bemm River faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, heatwaves, and coastal hazards.
Bonshaw
City of Ballarat
Bonshaw, located in Victoria's City of Ballarat, faces a medium overall climate risk, with significant concerns around heatwaves and moderate risks from flooding.
Bornes Hill
Bornes Hill faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves, which are projected to increase with climate change.
Abbeyard
Alpine
Abbeyard faces increasing risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves due to climate change.
Alfredton
City of Ballarat
Alfredton is a suburb in Victoria that faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves.
Apollo Bay
UNKNOWN
Apollo Bay faces increasing climate risks, particularly from flooding, bushfires, heatwaves, and coastal hazards.
Armstrong
Northern Grampians Shire
Armstrong faces increasing risks from bushfires, heatwaves and flooding due to climate change.
Bakery Hill
City of Ballarat
Bakery Hill faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, with increasing bushfire risk.
Bald Hills
Northern Grampians Shire
Bald Hills faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, with a lower risk from bushfires.
Ballarat Central
City of Ballarat
Ballarat Central faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, which are projected to increase with climate change.
Ballarat North
City of Ballarat
Ballarat North faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves, which are projected to increase with climate change.
Ballyrogan
South Gippsland
Ballyrogan faces moderate climate risks, primarily from flooding, bushfires, heatwaves and coastal hazards.
Bannockburn
Golden Plains
Bannockburn faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves, which are projected to increase with climate change.
Barwidgee
Alpine
Barwidgee faces moderate climate risks, primarily from bushfires and flooding.
Barwon Heads
City of Greater Geelong
Barwon Heads faces increasing climate risks, particularly from flooding, heatwaves, and coastal hazards.
Beaumaris
Bayside
Beaumaris is a coastal suburb in Melbourne facing increasing climate risks, particularly from coastal hazards and heatwaves.
Benalla
Benalla Rural City
Benalla faces moderate risks from flooding and heatwaves, with bushfire risk also present.
Bendigo
City of Greater Bendigo
Bendigo faces increasing risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves due to climate change.
Black Hill
City of Ballarat
Black Hill, Victoria, faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves.
Black Rock
Bayside
Black Rock faces increasing climate risks, particularly from coastal hazards and heatwaves.
Blowhard
City of Ballarat
Blowhard, Victoria, faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves, which are projected to increase with climate change.
Bo Peep
Bo Peep faces moderate climate risks, particularly from flooding, heatwaves, and coastal hazards.
Bright
Alpine
Bright, VIC, faces moderate climate risks, primarily from flooding and bushfires.
Broadmeadows
Hume
Broadmeadows faces moderate climate risks, primarily from flooding and heatwaves.
Brown Hill
City of Ballarat
Brown Hill faces increasing risks from bushfires, heatwaves, and flooding due to climate change.
Brunswick
Moreland
Brunswick faces moderate climate risks, primarily from flooding and heatwaves.
Bruthen
East Gippsland Shire
Bruthen faces moderate risks from flooding, bushfires, and heatwaves, which are expected to increase with climate change.
Buangor
Pyrenees Shire
Buangor faces increasing risks from bushfires, heatwaves and flooding due to climate change.
Bass
Bass Coast Shire Council
Bass faces a medium overall climate risk, with bushfire posing the most significant threat due to its location in a fire-prone area.
Altona
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Ballarat
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Bendigo
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Brighton
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About Climate Risk in Victoria
Victorian suburbs face significant bushfire risk in outer-metro and Dandenong Ranges communities, with flood risk concentrated in low-lying Melbourne suburbs along the Yarra, Maribyrnong, and Werribee catchments. Extreme heat events are increasing in frequency across the state.
ClimateNest suburb assessments are built using Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) historical hazard data, CSIRO future climate projections under SSP2-4.5 and RCP8.5 scenarios, state-specific hazard overlays from emergency services and planning authorities, and actuarial data. Every assessment includes current hazard scores (0–100), projected scores for 2030 and 2050, local geographic evidence, insurance outlook, and property owner recommendations.
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