Berriwillock flood map & planning overlays
Berriwillock is young for Buloke, median 47, with 10 heritage places.
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A planning-constraint profile of Berriwillock
(Buloke, VIC) - 253.77 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
253.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Berriwillock's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Berriwillock at a glance
How Berriwillock is zoned
Selling in Berriwillock? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 253.77 km², Berriwillock is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 8,070 m² across 347 parcels.
Who lives in Berriwillock
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Berriwillock 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 987, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Berriwillock's 180 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Berriwillock. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Berriwillock itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
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.
Berriwillock 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 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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Berriwillock planning - frequently asked
Is Berriwillock flood-prone?
About 2% of Berriwillock falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Berriwillock bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Berriwillock is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Berriwillock?
The dominant planning zone in Berriwillock is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Berriwillock have heritage-listed places?
Berriwillock has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Berriwillock?
Across 347 surveyed parcels in Berriwillock, the median lot size is about 8,070 m². There are also 56 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Berriwillock have a train station?
There is no train station inside Berriwillock itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Berriwillock?
At the 2021 Census Berriwillock had 180 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Buloke statistical area, which contains Berriwillock, went from 7,223 people in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
Is Berriwillock an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Berriwillock scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Berriwillock?
Median household income in Berriwillock was $1,093 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,042 for the typical suburb in Buloke. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $433 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton | 8.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boigbeat | 9.2 km | 2% | 100% |
| Culgoa | 15.5 km | 10% | 100% |
| Willangie | 15.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Banyan | 16.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Springfield (Sea Lake) | 16.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Sea Lake | 18.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Jil Jil | 20.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Myall (Sea Lake) | 21.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Warne | 21.3 km | 11% | 100% |