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Baynton flood map & planning overlays

Baynton's 25 ha blocks place 4th of 44 in Macedon Ranges.

A planning-constraint profile of Baynton (Macedon Ranges, VIC) - 79.9 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 Baynton'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 Baynton

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
74%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 8,000 ft
Busiest square
~48 a day
±11%
typical observed square 2 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Baynton at a glance

Parcels 254 Median lot 245,683 m² Mapped easements 20

How Baynton is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 4%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ6) 0%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 0%

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

Across its 79.9 km², Baynton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 245,683 m² across 254 parcels.

Who lives in Baynton

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

Population
95
usual residents, 2021
Median age
56
years
Median household income
$1,531
per week, Macedon Ranges suburb typical $2,090
Median rent
$305
per week, Macedon Ranges suburb typical $350
Median mortgage
$1,513
per month
Household size
2.2
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1084, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Baynton's 95 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 11.2%
15-19 4.1%
20-24 4.1%
25-34 9.2%
35-44 10.2%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 25.5%
65-74 17.3%
75-84 3.1%
85+ 4.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,941 in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.

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.

Baynton 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.

Check a specific Baynton address

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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 Baynton lot.

Baynton planning - frequently asked

Is Baynton flood-prone?

About 8% of Baynton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.

Is Baynton bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Baynton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 99%.

Is Baynton under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 74% of Baynton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Baynton?

The dominant planning zone in Baynton is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).

Does Baynton have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Baynton.

What is the typical lot size in Baynton?

Across 254 surveyed parcels in Baynton, the median lot size is about 245,683 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Baynton?

At the 2021 Census Baynton had 95 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Kyneton statistical area, which contains Baynton, went from 7,941 people in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.

Is Baynton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Baynton scores 1084 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 Baynton?

Median household income in Baynton was $1,531 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $305 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,513 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Pastoria East 4.8 km 8% 100%
Baynton East 5.8 km <1% 100%
Benloch 7.4 km <1% 100%
Glenhope
Mitchell
7.8 km 6% 100%
Sidonia 8.5 km 14% 100%
Glenhope East
Mitchell
8.6 km <1% 100%
Nulla Vale
Mitchell
10.2 km Not mapped 100%
Pastoria 10.4 km 6% 100%
Langley
Mount Alexander
13.1 km 13% 100%
Barfold
Mount Alexander
13.8 km 13% 100%

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