Bearii flood map & planning overlays
Bearii's median age, 63, is 6th-highest in Victoria and Moira's top.
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A planning-constraint profile of Bearii
(Moira, VIC) - 29.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
29.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bearii's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bearii at a glance
How Bearii is zoned
Selling in Bearii? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 29.5 km², Bearii is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 82% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 29,752 m² across 223 parcels.
Who lives in Bearii
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bearii 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 882, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bearii's 167 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Numurkah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bearii. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bearii itself.
12,397 in 2001 to 12,446 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
Bearii 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 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 Bearii address
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Bearii planning - frequently asked
Is Bearii flood-prone?
About 82% of Bearii falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Bearii bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bearii is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Bearii?
The dominant planning zone in Bearii is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Bearii have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bearii.
What is the typical lot size in Bearii?
Across 223 surveyed parcels in Bearii, the median lot size is about 29,752 m². There are also 37 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bearii?
At the 2021 Census Bearii had 167 usual residents, with a median age of 63 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Numurkah statistical area, which contains Bearii, went from 12,397 people in 2001 to 12,446 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Bearii an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bearii scores 882 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 Bearii?
Median household income in Bearii was $828 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Moira. Median rent was $185 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yalca | 6.1 km | 42% | 100% |
| Strathmerton | 9.8 km | 62% | 100% |
| Ulupna | 12.7 km | 98% | 100% |
| Yielima | 14.7 km | 72% | 100% |
| Mywee | 15.8 km | 100% | 100% |
| Katunga | 16.6 km | 11% | 100% |
| Waaia | 18.2 km | 26% | 100% |
| Koonoomoo | 20.2 km | 98% | 98% |
| Picola | 21.2 km | 70% | 100% |
| Yarroweyah | 21.2 km | 78% | 96% |