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Beaufort flood map & planning overlays

Beaufort is Pyrenees' biggest town, 1,712 people, on its smallest lots.

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A planning-constraint profile of Beaufort (Pyrenees, VIC) - 157.09 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beaufort'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 Beaufort

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
26%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.

Beaufort at a glance

Parcels 2,158 Median lot 1,890 m² Mapped easements 348 Train Beaufort Station Bus stops 2

How Beaufort is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 74%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 10%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 8%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 4%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

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

Across its 157.09 km², Beaufort is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 24 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,890 m² across 2,158 parcels.

Who lives in Beaufort

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

Population
1,712
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,031
per week, Pyrenees suburb typical $1,125
Median rent
$250
per week, Pyrenees suburb typical $187
Median mortgage
$1,160
per month
Household size
2.1
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 905, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Beaufort's 1,712 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.3%
5-14 10.3%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 4.0%
25-34 8.0%
35-44 9.3%
45-54 13.4%
55-64 14.2%
65-74 18.0%
75-84 9.2%
85+ 3.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,809 in 2001 to 4,816 in 2025, up 26%.

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.

Beaufort 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 25 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 Beaufort 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.

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Beaufort planning - frequently asked

Is Beaufort flood-prone?

About 1% of Beaufort falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.

Is Beaufort bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Beaufort is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Pyrenees average of 100%.

Is Beaufort under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 26% of Beaufort in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Beaufort?

The dominant planning zone in Beaufort is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Beaufort have heritage-listed places?

Beaufort has 24 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Beaufort?

Across 2,158 surveyed parcels in Beaufort, the median lot size is about 1,890 m². There are also 348 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Beaufort have a train station?

Yes - Beaufort has 1 train station: Beaufort Station. It is also served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Beaufort?

At the 2021 Census Beaufort had 1,712 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Beaufort statistical area, which contains Beaufort, went from 3,809 people in 2001 to 4,816 in 2025, up 26%.

Is Beaufort an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Beaufort scores 905 and sits in decile 2 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 Beaufort?

Median household income in Beaufort was $1,031 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Pyrenees. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,160 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Main Lead 6.9 km 1% 100%
Middle Creek
Ararat		 9.3 km Not mapped 100%
Raglan 11.3 km 0% 100%
Lake Goldsmith 11.4 km 13% 100%
Nerring 11.6 km Not mapped 100%
Waterloo 12.1 km 0% 100%
Stockyard Hill 12.5 km <1% 100%
Cross Roads 12.9 km Not mapped 100%
Trawalla 13.9 km Not mapped 100%
Langi Kal Kal 15.9 km 0% 100%

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