Boosey flood map & planning overlays
Boosey rents for $461, the most in Moira, and earns $1,875.
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A planning-constraint profile of Boosey
(Moira, VIC) - 46.86 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
46.86 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boosey's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boosey at a glance
How Boosey is zoned
Selling in Boosey? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 46.86 km², Boosey is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 64% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 159,556 m² across 136 parcels.
Who lives in Boosey
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boosey 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 1018, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boosey's 108 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moira, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boosey. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boosey itself.
2,776 in 2001 to 2,841 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Boosey 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 6 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 Boosey address
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Boosey planning - frequently asked
Is Boosey flood-prone?
About 64% of Boosey falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Boosey bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Boosey is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Boosey?
The dominant planning zone in Boosey is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Boosey have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boosey.
What is the typical lot size in Boosey?
Across 136 surveyed parcels in Boosey, the median lot size is about 159,556 m². There are also 33 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Boosey?
At the 2021 Census Boosey had 108 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Moira statistical area, which contains Boosey, went from 2,776 people in 2001 to 2,841 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Boosey an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boosey scores 1018 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 Boosey?
Median household income in Boosey was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Moira. Median rent was $461 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,695 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katamatite East | 3.7 km | 44% | 100% |
| Burramine South | 6.6 km | 54% | 100% |
| Burramine | 8.2 km | 50% | 100% |
| Katamatite | 10.4 km | 54% | 100% |
| Cobram East | 10.9 km | 76% | 78% |
| Youarang | 11.8 km | 40% | 100% |
| Muckatah | 13.9 km | 59% | 93% |
| Telford | 15.3 km | 16% | 100% |
| Tungamah | 15.4 km | 34% | 100% |
| Youanmite | 16.1 km | 38% | 100% |