Flood Risk in Warrandyte South, VIC: 2026 Assessment

Warrandyte South, located in Victoria, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across Victoria.

Areas near the Yarra River are most susceptible to flooding.

Warrandyte South has a moderate risk of flooding due to its proximity to the Yarra River and other waterways. Properties close to these waterways are more vulnerable. Climate change is expected to increase rainfall intensity, potentially exacerbating flood risk.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

Warrandyte South sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 6.7% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 76.2% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Warrandyte South.

Warrandyte South (postcode 3134) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are bushfire (15.4% of land in high-risk zones), riverine flood (6.7% of land in high-risk zones), surface flood (6.5% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Warrandyte South — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.