Acheron flood map & planning overlays
Acheron: 11 ha farms, 19.7% flood, an older median of 56.
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A planning-constraint profile of Acheron
(Murrindindi, VIC) - 72.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
72.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Acheron's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Acheron
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Acheron at a glance
How Acheron is zoned
Selling in Acheron? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 72.61 km², Acheron is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 111,192 m² across 285 parcels.
Who lives in Acheron
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Acheron suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1021, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Acheron's 146 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Alexandra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Acheron. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Acheron itself.
6,263 in 2001 to 6,849 in 2025, up 9%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Acheron data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Acheron address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Acheron lot.
Acheron planning - frequently asked
Is Acheron flood-prone?
About 20% of Acheron falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.
Is Acheron bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Acheron is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murrindindi average of 100%.
Is Acheron under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 25% of Acheron in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Acheron?
The dominant planning zone in Acheron is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Acheron have heritage-listed places?
Acheron has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Acheron?
Across 285 surveyed parcels in Acheron, the median lot size is about 111,192 m². There are also 31 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Acheron have a train station?
There is no train station inside Acheron itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Acheron?
At the 2021 Census Acheron had 146 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Alexandra statistical area, which contains Acheron, went from 6,263 people in 2001 to 6,849 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Acheron an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Acheron scores 1021 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Acheron?
Median household income in Acheron was $1,478 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Murrindindi. Median rent was $271 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,606 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandra | 8.6 km | 13% | 96% |
| Taggerty | 9.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Whanregarwen | 9.4 km | 31% | 100% |
| Thornton | 9.5 km | 32% | 99% |
| Koriella | 13.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Limestone | 14.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Devils River | 14.6 km | 7% | 100% |
| Cathkin | 14.7 km | 24% | 100% |
| Murrindindi | 15.7 km | 2% | 100% |
| Taylor Bay | 17.5 km | 19% | 100% |