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Briagolong flood map & planning overlays

Briagolong houses 1,133 people and keeps 12 heritage places.

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A planning-constraint profile of Briagolong (Wellington, VIC) - 166.8 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 Briagolong'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Briagolong

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

Under observed aircraft
61%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
6%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 7,000 ft
Busiest square
~2 a day
±24% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Briagolong at a glance

Parcels 979 Median lot 16,613 m² Mapped easements 203

How Briagolong is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 61%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 33%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 4%
Township Zone (TZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%

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

Across its 166.8 km², Briagolong is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 16,613 m² across 979 parcels.

Who lives in Briagolong

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

Population
1,133
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$1,334
per week, Wellington suburb typical $1,357
Median rent
$250
per week, Wellington suburb typical $240
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 950, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Briagolong's 1,133 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.8%
5-14 13.3%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 5.2%
25-34 10.7%
35-44 11.0%
45-54 12.4%
55-64 16.4%
65-74 15.4%
75-84 3.9%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

13,002 in 2001 to 15,549 in 2025, up 20%.

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.

Briagolong 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 pathsObservedadsb.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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Briagolong. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Briagolong planning - frequently asked

Is Briagolong flood-prone?

About 1% of Briagolong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.

Is Briagolong bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Briagolong is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.

Is Briagolong under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Briagolong, and over about 61% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 7,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Briagolong?

The dominant planning zone in Briagolong is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).

Does Briagolong have heritage-listed places?

Briagolong has 12 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Briagolong?

Across 979 surveyed parcels in Briagolong, the median lot size is about 16,613 m². There are also 203 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Briagolong?

At the 2021 Census Briagolong had 1,133 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Maffra statistical area, which contains Briagolong, went from 13,002 people in 2001 to 15,549 in 2025, up 20%.

Is Briagolong an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Briagolong scores 950 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Briagolong?

Median household income in Briagolong was $1,334 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bushy Park 8.5 km 26% 100%
Valencia Creek 8.6 km 9% 100%
Stockdale 10.0 km Not mapped 100%
Llowalong 11.3 km 15% 100%
Boisdale 11.7 km 18% 100%
Woolenook 13.8 km Not mapped 100%
Moornapa 13.9 km Not mapped 100%
Munro 14.9 km Not mapped 100%
Koorool 15.1 km Not mapped 100%
Stratford 15.4 km 16% 99%

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