Bochara flood map & planning overlays
Bochara farms 19 ha lots, wholly bushfire-mapped, median 47.
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A planning-constraint profile of Bochara
(Southern Grampians, VIC) - 57.81 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
57.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bochara'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 Bochara
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
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.
Bochara at a glance
How Bochara is zoned
Selling in Bochara? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 57.81 km², Bochara 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 193,217 m² across 237 parcels.
Who lives in Bochara
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bochara 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 1022, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bochara's 84 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Grampians, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bochara. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bochara itself.
6,728 in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.
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.
Bochara 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.
Check a specific Bochara address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Bochara lot.
Bochara planning - frequently asked
Is Bochara flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bochara and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Bochara bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bochara is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Grampians average of 100%.
Is Bochara under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 6% of Bochara in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Bochara?
The dominant planning zone in Bochara is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Bochara have heritage-listed places?
Bochara has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bochara?
Across 237 surveyed parcels in Bochara, the median lot size is about 193,217 m².
What is the population of Bochara?
At the 2021 Census Bochara had 84 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Southern Grampians statistical area, which contains Bochara, went from 6,728 people in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.
Is Bochara an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bochara scores 1022 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bochara?
Median household income in Bochara was $1,687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Southern Grampians. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $717 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wannon | 7.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Yulecart | 7.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Morgiana | 7.5 km | 2% | 100% |
| Bulart | 11.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hamilton | 12.1 km | 2% | 96% |
| Tarrenlea | 14.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Hensley Park | 14.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tahara | 15.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Gritjurk | 16.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Branxholme | 18.8 km | 2% | 100% |