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Bimbourie flood map & planning overlays

Bimbourie runs 138 ha holdings at 100% bushfire.

A planning-constraint profile of Bimbourie (Buloke, VIC) - 45.62 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 Bimbourie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Bimbourie at a glance

Parcels 41 Median lot 1,381,523 m² Mapped easements 9

How Bimbourie is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 98%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%

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

Across its 45.62 km², Bimbourie is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 1,381,523 m² across 41 parcels.

Who lives in Bimbourie

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

Population
11
usual residents, 2021

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 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Bimbourie 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 pathsNot watchedadsb.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.

Check a specific Bimbourie address

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Bimbourie planning - frequently asked

Is Bimbourie flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Bimbourie and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%).

Is Bimbourie bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Bimbourie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.

What is the zoning in Bimbourie?

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

Does Bimbourie have heritage-listed places?

Bimbourie has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bimbourie?

Across 41 surveyed parcels in Bimbourie, the median lot size is about 1,381,523 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Bimbourie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bimbourie scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lake Tyrrell 6.4 km 89% 4%
Nandaly 8.0 km Not mapped 100%
Nyarrin 10.0 km Not mapped 100%
Ninda 12.0 km 0% 100%
Pier Milan 12.7 km 0% 100%
Tyrrell Downs 15.6 km 11% 100%
Tyenna 17.0 km Not mapped 100%
Gerahmin
Swan Hill
17.5 km 0% 100%
Straten 17.6 km Not mapped 100%
Sea Lake 20.5 km 6% 100%

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