Barrys Reef flood map & planning overlays
Barrys Reef blocks run 1,823 m², 6th-tightest in Moorabool.
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A planning-constraint profile of Barrys Reef
(Moorabool, VIC) - 7.96 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
7.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barrys Reef'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 Barrys Reef
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.
Barrys Reef at a glance
How Barrys Reef is zoned
Selling in Barrys Reef? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 7.96 km², Barrys Reef 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 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,823 m² across 68 parcels.
Who lives in Barrys Reef
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barrys Reef 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 1048, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bacchus Marsh Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barrys Reef. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barrys Reef itself.
4,900 in 2001 to 6,770 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Barrys Reef 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 Barrys Reef 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 1% of Barrys Reef. 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 Barrys Reef lot.
Barrys Reef planning - frequently asked
Is Barrys Reef flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Barrys Reef and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).
Is Barrys Reef bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Barrys Reef is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moorabool average of 98%.
Is Barrys Reef under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Barrys Reef, and over about 36% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 Barrys Reef?
The dominant planning zone in Barrys Reef is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Township Zone (TZ).
Does Barrys Reef have heritage-listed places?
Barrys Reef has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barrys Reef?
Across 68 surveyed parcels in Barrys Reef, the median lot size is about 1,823 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Barrys Reef an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barrys Reef scores 1048 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood | 4.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Newbury Hepburn |
4.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| North Blackwood Hepburn |
6.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| Lyonville Hepburn |
7.6 km | 15% | 100% |
| Dales Creek | 7.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Trentham Hepburn |
7.9 km | 15% | 100% |
| Bullarto South | 9.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Greendale | 9.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Trentham East Macedon Ranges |
9.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Blakeville | 9.6 km | <1% | 100% |