Barfold flood map & planning overlays
Out at Barfold, 8 ha farms carry 13.4% flood mapping, locals 53 at the median.
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A planning-constraint profile of Barfold
(Mount Alexander, VIC) - 38.37 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
38.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barfold'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 Barfold
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 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 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.
Barfold at a glance
How Barfold is zoned
Selling in Barfold? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 38.37 km², Barfold is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% 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 (FZ1). The median lot measures about 78,969 m² across 215 parcels.
Who lives in Barfold
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barfold 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 1024, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barfold's 82 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Castlemaine Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barfold. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barfold itself.
7,724 in 2001 to 9,675 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
Barfold 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 Barfold 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 Barfold lot.
Barfold planning - frequently asked
Is Barfold flood-prone?
About 13% of Barfold falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Barfold bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Barfold is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Alexander average of 100%.
Is Barfold under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 62% of Barfold in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Barfold?
The dominant planning zone in Barfold is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Barfold have heritage-listed places?
Barfold has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barfold?
Across 215 surveyed parcels in Barfold, the median lot size is about 78,969 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Barfold?
At the 2021 Census Barfold had 82 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Castlemaine Surrounds statistical area, which contains Barfold, went from 7,724 people in 2001 to 9,675 in 2025, up 25%.
Is Barfold an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barfold scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Barfold?
Median household income in Barfold was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,402 for the typical suburb in Mount Alexander. Median rent was $165 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,734 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langley | 5.3 km | 13% | 100% |
| Metcalfe | 5.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Metcalfe East | 6.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| Sidonia Macedon Ranges |
8.5 km | 14% | 100% |
| Edgecombe Macedon Ranges |
9.6 km | 14% | 100% |
| Greenhill Macedon Ranges |
9.7 km | 11% | 100% |
| Glenhope Mitchell |
10.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Redesdale | 11.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Elphinstone | 12.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Malmsbury Macedon Ranges |
13.2 km | 17% | 96% |