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Barongarook flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Barongarook (Colac Otway, VIC) - 43.32 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 Barongarook'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 Barongarook

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
13%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
8%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Barongarook at a glance

Parcels 324 Median lot 29,057 m² Mapped easements 218

How Barongarook is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 59%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 34%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 7%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Use Zone (PUZ6) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 43.32 km², Barongarook 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 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 29,057 m² across 324 parcels.

Who lives in Barongarook

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

Population
458
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$1,708
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $1,443
Median rent
$300
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $239
Median mortgage
$1,560
per month
Household size
2.7
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 989, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Barongarook's 458 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.1%
5-14 14.0%
15-19 6.6%
20-24 6.3%
25-34 8.5%
35-44 11.8%
45-54 14.8%
55-64 17.7%
65-74 11.6%
75-84 3.7%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,829 in 2001 to 5,670 in 2025, down 3%.

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.

Barongarook 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 8% of Barongarook. 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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Barongarook planning - frequently asked

Is Barongarook flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Barongarook and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).

Is Barongarook bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Barongarook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.

Is Barongarook under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 8% of Barongarook, and over about 13% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 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 Barongarook?

The dominant planning zone in Barongarook is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ).

Does Barongarook have heritage-listed places?

Barongarook has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Barongarook?

Across 324 surveyed parcels in Barongarook, the median lot size is about 29,057 m². There are also 218 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Barongarook?

At the 2021 Census Barongarook had 458 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Colac Surrounds statistical area, which contains Barongarook, went from 5,829 people in 2001 to 5,670 in 2025, down 3%.

Is Barongarook an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barongarook scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Barongarook?

Median household income in Barongarook was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Barongarook West 6.5 km <1% 100%
Gerangamete 7.2 km 18% 100%
Yeo 7.4 km 2% 100%
Elliminyt 7.6 km 17% 92%
Kawarren 7.8 km <1% 100%
Yeodene 8.7 km 3% 100%
Colac East 10.9 km 3% 91%
Irrewillipe East 11.4 km <1% 100%
Forrest 11.9 km 11% 100%
Gellibrand 11.9 km 6% 100%

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