Boolite flood map & planning overlays
Boolite spreads over 31 ha farm parcels, all bushfire country.
A planning-constraint profile of Boolite
(Yarriambiack, VIC) - 85.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
85.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boolite's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boolite at a glance
How Boolite is zoned
Selling in Boolite? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 85.62 km², Boolite is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 306,053 m² across 176 parcels.
Who lives in Boolite
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boolite 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 1013, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boolite. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boolite itself.
8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
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.
Boolite 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 Boolite address
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Boolite planning - frequently asked
Is Boolite flood-prone?
About 4% of Boolite falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Boolite bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Boolite is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Boolite?
The dominant planning zone in Boolite is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Boolite have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boolite.
What is the typical lot size in Boolite?
Across 176 surveyed parcels in Boolite, the median lot size is about 306,053 m². There are also 58 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Boolite an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boolite scores 1013 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawler Buloke |
6.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Carron Buloke |
9.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Areegra | 11.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sheep Hills | 11.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Minyip | 13.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Laen North Buloke |
14.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Litchfield Buloke |
14.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Laen Buloke |
17.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Watchem West Buloke |
17.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Bangerang | 18.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |