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Berrys Creek flood map & planning overlays

Berrys Creek is farm country of 6 ha lots, its median local 53.

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A planning-constraint profile of Berrys Creek (South Gippsland, VIC) - 28.44 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 Berrys Creek'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Berrys Creek

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
60%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
41%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±30% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

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.

Berrys Creek at a glance

Parcels 170 Median lot 57,165 m² Mapped easements 120

How Berrys Creek is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 95%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Use Zone (PUZ3) 0%

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

Across its 28.44 km², Berrys Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 57,165 m² across 170 parcels.

Who lives in Berrys Creek

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

Population
174
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,797
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $1,540
Median rent
$205
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,500
per month
Household size
2.3
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1044, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Berrys Creek's 174 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.5%
5-14 11.0%
15-19 8.1%
20-24 3.5%
25-34 3.5%
35-44 9.8%
45-54 16.2%
55-64 19.7%
65-74 18.5%
75-84 6.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,791 in 2001 to 11,699 in 2025, up 19%.

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.

Berrys Creek 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 41% of Berrys Creek. 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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Berrys Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Berrys Creek flood-prone?

About 11% of Berrys Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Berrys Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Berrys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.

Is Berrys Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 41% of Berrys Creek, and over about 60% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Berrys Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Berrys Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Berrys Creek have heritage-listed places?

Berrys Creek has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Berrys Creek?

Across 170 surveyed parcels in Berrys Creek, the median lot size is about 57,165 m². There are also 120 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Berrys Creek?

At the 2021 Census Berrys Creek had 174 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Leongatha statistical area, which contains Berrys Creek, went from 9,791 people in 2001 to 11,699 in 2025, up 19%.

Is Berrys Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Berrys Creek scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Berrys Creek?

Median household income in Berrys Creek was $1,797 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $205 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wooreen 4.2 km 7% 100%
Boorool 4.4 km 7% 100%
Mount Eccles South 6.4 km 41% 100%
Hallston 6.7 km <1% 100%
Koorooman 7.0 km 11% 100%
Allambee South 7.2 km <1% 100%
Mirboo North 7.9 km <1% 100%
Leongatha North 8.4 km 14% 100%
Mardan 8.6 km Not mapped 100%
Mount Eccles 9.1 km Not mapped 100%

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