Arapiles flood map & planning overlays
Arapiles farms 22 ha lots with complete bushfire cover, median 46.
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A planning-constraint profile of Arapiles
(Horsham, VIC) - 33.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
33.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Arapiles's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Arapiles
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Arapiles at a glance
How Arapiles is zoned
Selling in Arapiles? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 33.02 km², Arapiles is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 219,983 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Arapiles
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Arapiles 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 1014, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Arapiles's 66 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Horsham Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Arapiles. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Arapiles itself.
3,565 in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Arapiles 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.
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Arapiles planning - frequently asked
Is Arapiles flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Arapiles and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 16%).
Is Arapiles bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Arapiles is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Horsham average of 98%.
Is Arapiles under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Arapiles in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Arapiles?
The dominant planning zone in Arapiles is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Arapiles have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Arapiles.
What is the typical lot size in Arapiles?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Arapiles, the median lot size is about 219,983 m².
What is the population of Arapiles?
At the 2021 Census Arapiles had 66 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Horsham Surrounds statistical area, which contains Arapiles, went from 3,565 people in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Arapiles an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Arapiles scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Arapiles?
Median household income in Arapiles was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Horsham. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitre | 6.3 km | 20% | 96% |
| Natimuk | 8.4 km | 13% | 100% |
| Grass Flat | 9.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Tooan | 10.0 km | 16% | 100% |
| Noradjuha | 12.7 km | 16% | 100% |
| Duchembegarra | 14.9 km | 14% | 95% |
| Quantong | 17.6 km | 18% | 100% |
| Gymbowen West Wimmera |
20.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Vectis | 20.7 km | 8% | 100% |
| Nurcoung West Wimmera |
21.1 km | 2% | 100% |