Barrabool flood map & planning overlays
Barrabool households take $2,562, 2nd on the Surf Coast.
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A planning-constraint profile of Barrabool
(Surf Coast, VIC) - 29.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
29.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barrabool'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 Barrabool
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 1,500 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.
Barrabool at a glance
How Barrabool is zoned
Selling in Barrabool? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 29.79 km², Barrabool is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 94,985 m² across 145 parcels.
Who lives in Barrabool
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barrabool 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 1112, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barrabool's 247 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Winchelsea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barrabool. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barrabool itself.
5,418 in 2001 to 7,079 in 2025, up 31%.
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.
Barrabool 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 Barrabool 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Barrabool. 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 Barrabool lot.
Barrabool planning - frequently asked
Is Barrabool flood-prone?
About 7% of Barrabool falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Barrabool bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Barrabool is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Surf Coast average of 97%.
Is Barrabool under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Barrabool, and over about 86% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Barrabool?
The dominant planning zone in Barrabool is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Barrabool have heritage-listed places?
Barrabool has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barrabool?
Across 145 surveyed parcels in Barrabool, the median lot size is about 94,985 m². There are also 78 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Barrabool?
At the 2021 Census Barrabool had 247 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Winchelsea statistical area, which contains Barrabool, went from 5,418 people in 2001 to 7,079 in 2025, up 31%.
Is Barrabool an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barrabool scores 1112 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Barrabool?
Median household income in Barrabool was $2,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,045 for the typical suburb in Surf Coast. Median rent was $301 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,234 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceres Greater Geelong |
4.1 km | 11% | 100% |
| Stonehaven Golden Plains |
4.8 km | 4% | 100% |
| Mount Moriac | 5.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Waurn Ponds Greater Geelong |
6.4 km | 3% | 72% |
| Wandana Heights Greater Geelong |
6.5 km | 5% | 46% |
| Fyansford Greater Geelong |
6.8 km | 19% | 86% |
| Gnarwarre | 7.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Highton Greater Geelong |
8.0 km | 11% | 15% |
| Herne Hill Greater Geelong |
9.2 km | 4% | 0% |
| Batesford Greater Geelong |
9.5 km | 18% | 96% |