Bael Bael flood map & planning overlays
Bael Bael: 26 ha farms with flood mapping over 53.3%.
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A planning-constraint profile of Bael Bael
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 55.77 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
55.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bael Bael's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bael Bael at a glance
How Bael Bael is zoned
Selling in Bael Bael? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 55.77 km², Bael Bael is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 53% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 256,058 m² across 66 parcels.
Who lives in Bael Bael
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bael Bael 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 985, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bael Bael. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bael Bael itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Bael Bael 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 15 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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Bael Bael planning - frequently asked
Is Bael Bael flood-prone?
About 53% of Bael Bael falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Bael Bael bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bael Bael is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Bael Bael?
The dominant planning zone in Bael Bael is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Bael Bael have heritage-listed places?
Bael Bael has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bael Bael?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Bael Bael, the median lot size is about 256,058 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Bael Bael an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bael Bael scores 985 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairley | 6.8 km | 39% | 100% |
| Sandhill Lake | 7.3 km | 42% | 100% |
| Wandella | 10.1 km | 57% | 100% |
| Beauchamp | 11.9 km | 30% | 100% |
| Lake Charm | 12.5 km | 55% | 92% |
| Budgerum East | 12.5 km | 73% | 100% |
| Normanville | 12.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mystic Park | 12.9 km | 87% | 94% |
| Reedy Lake | 13.7 km | 93% | 81% |
| Pine View | 15.3 km | 10% | 100% |