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Balliang East flood map & planning overlays

Balliang East rents run $410 a week, 3rd-highest in Moorabool.

A planning-constraint profile of Balliang East (Moorabool, VIC) - 44.32 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 Balliang East'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 Balliang East

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
97%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
89%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
Busiest square
~13 a day
5 a day below 3,000 ft · ±23%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.

Balliang East at a glance

Parcels 110 Median lot 43,305 m² Mapped easements 29

How Balliang East is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 84%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 15%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 0%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) 0%

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

Across its 44.32 km², Balliang East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 43,305 m² across 110 parcels.

Who lives in Balliang East

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

Population
199
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,708
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $1,798
Median rent
$410
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,842
per month
Household size
3.1
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 966, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Balliang East's 199 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.4%
5-14 14.6%
15-19 7.8%
20-24 7.3%
25-34 4.9%
35-44 14.1%
45-54 12.2%
55-64 9.3%
65-74 18.0%
75-84 3.4%
85+ 2.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,900 in 2001 to 6,770 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.

Balliang East 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 89% of Balliang East. 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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Balliang East planning - frequently asked

Is Balliang East flood-prone?

About 4% of Balliang East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Balliang East bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Balliang East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moorabool average of 98%.

Is Balliang East under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 89% of Balliang East, and over about 97% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 13 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Balliang East?

The dominant planning zone in Balliang East is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Balliang East have heritage-listed places?

Balliang East has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Balliang East?

Across 110 surveyed parcels in Balliang East, the median lot size is about 43,305 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Balliang East?

At the 2021 Census Balliang East had 199 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Bacchus Marsh Surrounds statistical area, which contains Balliang East, went from 4,900 people in 2001 to 6,770 in 2025, up 38%.

Is Balliang East an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Balliang East scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Balliang East?

Median household income in Balliang East was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,798 for the typical suburb in Moorabool. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Quandong
Wyndham
6.0 km 0% 100%
Balliang 7.5 km 8% 100%
Eynesbury
Melton
8.4 km 1% 96%
Parwan 9.0 km 3% 100%
Little River
Greater Geelong
13.0 km 11% 100%
Rowsley 13.1 km 10% 100%
Manor Lakes
Wyndham
13.1 km 3% 62%
Mambourin
Wyndham
13.1 km 10% 90%
Maddingley 13.2 km 13% 86%
Exford
Melton
13.3 km 11% 95%

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