Banyan flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Banyan
(Buloke, VIC) - 105.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
105.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Banyan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Banyan at a glance
How Banyan is zoned
Selling in Banyan? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 105.42 km², Banyan 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,719,872 m² across 80 parcels.
Who lives in Banyan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Banyan 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 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Banyan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Banyan itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
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.
Banyan 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 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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Banyan planning - frequently asked
Is Banyan flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Banyan and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%).
Is Banyan bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Banyan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Banyan?
The dominant planning zone in Banyan is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Banyan have heritage-listed places?
Banyan has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Banyan?
Across 80 surveyed parcels in Banyan, the median lot size is about 1,719,872 m². There are also 31 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Banyan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Banyan scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myall (Sea Lake) | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Willangie | 12.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Berriwillock | 16.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Woomelang Yarriambiack |
16.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boigbeat | 16.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Lascelles Yarriambiack |
17.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sea Lake | 17.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Watchupga | 19.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sutton | 20.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ninda | 21.3 km | 0% | 100% |