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Axe Creek flood map & planning overlays

Axe Creek ranks 6th of 59 in Greater Bendigo on income, $2,230.

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A planning-constraint profile of Axe Creek (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 42.26 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Axe Creek'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 Axe Creek

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
22%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±30% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.

Axe Creek at a glance

Parcels 339 Median lot 81,037 m² Mapped easements 408

How Axe Creek is zoned

Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 83%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 14%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ4) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 0%

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

Across its 42.26 km², Axe Creek 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 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Living Zone (RLZ1). The median lot measures about 81,037 m² across 339 parcels.

Who lives in Axe Creek

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

Population
452
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$2,230
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$270
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,809
per month
Household size
3.0
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1060, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Axe Creek's 452 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.6%
5-14 15.2%
15-19 11.4%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 5.1%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 16.9%
55-64 14.7%
65-74 10.5%
75-84 4.8%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,976 in 2001 to 9,094 in 2025, up 83%.

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.

Axe Creek 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 25 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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Axe Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Axe Creek flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Axe Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).

Is Axe Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Axe Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Axe Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 22% of Axe Creek 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 Axe Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Axe Creek is Rural Living Zone (RLZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ4).

Does Axe Creek have heritage-listed places?

Axe Creek has 9 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Axe Creek?

Across 339 surveyed parcels in Axe Creek, the median lot size is about 81,037 m². There are also 408 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Axe Creek?

At the 2021 Census Axe Creek had 452 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Bendigo Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Axe Creek, went from 4,976 people in 2001 to 9,094 in 2025, up 83%.

Is Axe Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Axe Creek scores 1060 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Axe Creek?

Median household income in Axe Creek was $2,230 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,809 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Emu Creek 3.1 km 6% 100%
Strathfieldsaye 6.5 km 9% 96%
Sedgwick 7.0 km 9% 100%
Eppalock 7.5 km 0% 100%
Myrtle Creek
Mount Alexander		 8.5 km 11% 100%
Mandurang 9.0 km 9% 100%
Mandurang South 9.7 km 4% 100%
Lyal 9.9 km 5% 100%
Junortoun 10.3 km 5% 100%
Spring Gully 11.0 km 4% 99%

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