Bealiba flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Bealiba
(Central Goldfields, VIC) - 132.81 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
132.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bealiba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bealiba
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.
Bealiba at a glance
How Bealiba is zoned
Selling in Bealiba? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 132.81 km², Bealiba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 21,092 m² across 986 parcels.
Who lives in Bealiba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bealiba 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 860, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bealiba's 213 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bealiba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bealiba itself.
5,375 in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Bealiba 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.
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Bealiba planning - frequently asked
Is Bealiba flood-prone?
About 17% of Bealiba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Bealiba bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bealiba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Goldfields average of 100%.
Is Bealiba under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Bealiba in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Bealiba?
The dominant planning zone in Bealiba is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ).
Does Bealiba have heritage-listed places?
Bealiba has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bealiba?
Across 986 surveyed parcels in Bealiba, the median lot size is about 21,092 m².
Does Bealiba have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bealiba itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Bealiba?
At the 2021 Census Bealiba had 213 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bealiba, went from 5,375 people in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Bealiba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bealiba scores 860 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bealiba?
Median household income in Bealiba was $734 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,024 for the typical suburb in Central Goldfields. Median rent was $130 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochranes Creek Loddon |
8.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Archdale | 8.4 km | 50% | 100% |
| Goldsborough | 10.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Emu Northern Grampians |
10.3 km | 15% | 100% |
| Moliagul | 10.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Inkerman | 11.2 km | 56% | 100% |
| Dunluce | 13.0 km | 14% | 100% |
| Dalyenong Northern Grampians |
13.3 km | 7% | 100% |
| Archdale Junction | 13.5 km | 51% | 100% |
| Mcintyre Loddon |
14.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |