Boigbeat flood map & planning overlays
Boigbeat's 132 ha holdings are bushfire-mapped from boundary to boundary.
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A planning-constraint profile of Boigbeat
(Buloke, VIC) - 96.08 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
96.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boigbeat's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boigbeat at a glance
How Boigbeat is zoned
Selling in Boigbeat? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 96.08 km², Boigbeat is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,319,851 m² across 69 parcels.
Who lives in Boigbeat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boigbeat 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 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boigbeat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boigbeat 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.
Boigbeat 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 | Not watched | 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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Boigbeat planning - frequently asked
Is Boigbeat flood-prone?
About 2% of Boigbeat falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Boigbeat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Boigbeat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Boigbeat?
The dominant planning zone in Boigbeat is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Boigbeat have heritage-listed places?
Boigbeat has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Boigbeat?
Across 69 surveyed parcels in Boigbeat, the median lot size is about 1,319,851 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Boigbeat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boigbeat 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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berriwillock | 9.2 km | 2% | 100% |
| Sea Lake | 10.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Springfield (Sea Lake) | 14.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Tyrrell | 14.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Banyan | 16.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Sutton | 18.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Myall (Sea Lake) | 18.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Chinangin Swan Hill |
20.5 km | 18% | 100% |
| Culgoa | 21.5 km | 10% | 100% |
| Waitchie Swan Hill |
21.7 km | 20% | 100% |