Bet Bet flood map & planning overlays

Bet Bet: 12 heritage places, 48.4% flood mapping, median 48.

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A planning-constraint profile of Bet Bet (Central Goldfields, VIC) - 23.98 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Planning schematicBet Bet

Constraint readout

23.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 48%

1.8× council avg (26%) · #6 of 40 mapped council suburbs

See the Central Goldfields flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (100%) · #1 of 42 mapped council suburbs

Environmental15%

≈ council avg (17%) · #18 of 42 in council

Heritage sites 12 Mostly Farming Zone (FZ) Flood 6th most affected of 40 → Bushfire 1st most affected of 42 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bet Bet'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 Bet Bet

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

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

7,000 ft

averaging 7,500 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Bet Bet at a glance

Parcels 384 Median lot 16,978 m² Mapped easements 34

How Bet Bet is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 85%

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 10%

Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 2%

Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 1%

Transport Zone (TRZ1) 1%

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

Across its 23.98 km², Bet Bet is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 16,978 m² across 384 parcels.

Who lives in Bet Bet

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

Population

135

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$860

per week, Central Goldfields suburb typical $1,024

Median rent

$228

per week, Central Goldfields suburb typical $200

Median mortgage

$1,083

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 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 907, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bet Bet's 135 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.0%

5-14 13.3%

15-19 5.6%

20-24 3.5%

25-34 10.5%

35-44 11.2%

45-54 8.4%

55-64 18.9%

65-74 14.7%

75-84 7.0%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Bet Bet 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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Bet Bet planning - frequently asked

Is Bet Bet flood-prone?

About 48% of Bet Bet falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.

Is Bet Bet bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Bet Bet is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Goldfields average of 100%.

Is Bet Bet under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Bet Bet in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 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 Bet Bet?

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

Does Bet Bet have heritage-listed places?

Bet Bet has 12 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bet Bet?

Across 384 surveyed parcels in Bet Bet, the median lot size is about 16,978 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Bet Bet?

At the 2021 Census Bet Bet had 135 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bet Bet, went from 5,375 people in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.

Is Bet Bet an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bet Bet scores 907 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 Bet Bet?

Median household income in Bet Bet was $860 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,024 for the typical suburb in Central Goldfields. Median rent was $228 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Betley	4.0 km	84%	100%
Bromley	5.3 km	43%	100%
Havelock	6.0 km	48%	100%
Dunolly	6.6 km	11%	100%
Timor	6.7 km	47%	100%
Timor West	7.8 km	85%	100%
Mount Hooghly	7.9 km	26%	100%
Simson	8.2 km	34%	100%
Eddington	9.6 km	34%	100%
Bowenvale	10.0 km	23%	100%

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