Argyle flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Argyle
(Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 19.85 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
19.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Argyle'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 Argyle
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,500 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.
Argyle at a glance
How Argyle is zoned
Selling in Argyle? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 19.85 km², Argyle 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. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 4,818 m² across 304 parcels.
Who lives in Argyle
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Argyle 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 889, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Argyle's 272 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Heathcote, the wider ABS statistical area containing Argyle. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Argyle itself.
3,895 in 2001 to 5,382 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Argyle 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 Argyle 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 Argyle lot.
Argyle planning - frequently asked
Is Argyle flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Argyle and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).
Is Argyle bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Argyle is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.
Is Argyle under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 49% of Argyle 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 Argyle?
The dominant planning zone in Argyle is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).
Does Argyle have heritage-listed places?
Argyle has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Argyle?
Across 304 surveyed parcels in Argyle, the median lot size is about 4,818 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Argyle?
At the 2021 Census Argyle had 272 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Heathcote statistical area, which contains Argyle, went from 3,895 people in 2001 to 5,382 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Argyle an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Argyle scores 889 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Argyle?
Median household income in Argyle was $794 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,270 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathcote South Mitchell |
4.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Heathcote | 6.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Mia Mia | 9.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Tooborac Mitchell |
11.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Glenhope East Mitchell |
11.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Costerfield | 12.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Glenhope Mitchell |
15.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Derrinal | 15.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Lake Eppalock | 16.3 km | 99% | 1% |
| Ladys Pass | 16.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |