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Arcadia flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Arcadia keeps 10 heritage places on 3 ha farms, 65.7% flood.

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A planning-constraint profile of Arcadia (Greater Shepparton, VIC) - 75.09 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Arcadia'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Arcadia

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

Under observed aircraft
11%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
4,000 ft
averaging 7,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Arcadia at a glance

Parcels 376 Median lot 28,102 m² Mapped easements 196

How Arcadia is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 93%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 1%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

Selling in Arcadia? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 75.09 km², Arcadia is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 66% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 28,102 m² across 376 parcels.

Who lives in Arcadia

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Arcadia suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
212
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,708
per week, Greater Shepparton suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$200
per week, Greater Shepparton suburb typical $235
Median mortgage
$1,142
per month
Household size
2.7
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1020, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Arcadia's 212 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.8%
5-14 10.8%
15-19 11.7%
20-24 6.1%
25-34 7.5%
35-44 8.9%
45-54 21.1%
55-64 12.2%
65-74 12.2%
75-84 5.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Shepparton Surrounds - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Arcadia. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Arcadia itself.

4,206 in 2001 to 4,055 in 2025, down 4%.

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.

Arcadia data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Arcadia planning - frequently asked

Is Arcadia flood-prone?

About 66% of Arcadia falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.

Is Arcadia bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Arcadia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Shepparton average of 88%.

Is Arcadia under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 11% of Arcadia in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 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 Arcadia?

The dominant planning zone in Arcadia is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Arcadia have heritage-listed places?

Arcadia has 10 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Arcadia?

Across 376 surveyed parcels in Arcadia, the median lot size is about 28,102 m². There are also 196 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Arcadia?

At the 2021 Census Arcadia had 212 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Shepparton Surrounds - East statistical area, which contains Arcadia, went from 4,206 people in 2001 to 4,055 in 2025, down 4%.

Is Arcadia an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Arcadia scores 1020 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 Arcadia?

Median household income in Arcadia was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Greater Shepparton. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,142 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Arcadia South
Strathbogie		 4.5 km 42% 100%
Toolamba 8.0 km 56% 94%
Kialla West 8.6 km 88% 99%
Karramomus 10.2 km 60% 100%
Murchison North 10.4 km 40% 100%
Miepoll
Strathbogie		 10.4 km 40% 100%
Moorilim 10.8 km 72% 100%
Kialla 12.4 km 85% 91%
Toolamba West 13.3 km 49% 86%
Molka
Strathbogie		 13.9 km 66% 100%

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