Barnawartha flood map & planning overlays
Barnawartha's median of 40 is 3rd-youngest of 28 in Indigo.
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A planning-constraint profile of Barnawartha
(Indigo, VIC) - 53.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
53.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barnawartha'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 Barnawartha
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Barnawartha at a glance
How Barnawartha is zoned
Selling in Barnawartha? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 53.88 km², Barnawartha is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 23 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 2,951 m² across 830 parcels.
Who lives in Barnawartha
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barnawartha 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 977, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barnawartha's 987 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Chiltern - Indigo Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barnawartha. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barnawartha itself.
2,904 in 2001 to 3,257 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Barnawartha 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 Barnawartha address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Barnawartha. 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 Barnawartha lot.
Barnawartha planning - frequently asked
Is Barnawartha flood-prone?
About 10% of Barnawartha falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%.
Is Barnawartha bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Barnawartha is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Indigo average of 99%.
Is Barnawartha under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Barnawartha, and over about 22% 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 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 Barnawartha?
The dominant planning zone in Barnawartha is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Barnawartha have heritage-listed places?
Barnawartha has 23 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barnawartha?
Across 830 surveyed parcels in Barnawartha, the median lot size is about 2,951 m². There are also 291 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Barnawartha have a train station?
There is no train station inside Barnawartha itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Barnawartha?
At the 2021 Census Barnawartha had 987 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Chiltern - Indigo Valley statistical area, which contains Barnawartha, went from 2,904 people in 2001 to 3,257 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Barnawartha an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barnawartha scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Barnawartha?
Median household income in Barnawartha was $1,742 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,711 for the typical suburb in Indigo. Median rent was $293 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,495 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnawartha North Wodonga |
6.1 km | 16% | 100% |
| Browns Plains | 7.2 km | 15% | 100% |
| Cornishtown | 10.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Chiltern | 12.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| West Wodonga Wodonga |
13.2 km | 25% | 76% |
| Indigo Valley | 13.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Chiltern Valley | 13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gooramadda | 14.2 km | 44% | 100% |
| Huon Creek Wodonga |
15.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Castle Creek Wodonga |
17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |