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Bridge Creek flood map & planning overlays

Bridge Creek's 34 ha holdings are the biggest of 31 in Mansfield.

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A planning-constraint profile of Bridge Creek (Mansfield, VIC) - 128.52 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 Bridge Creek'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 Bridge Creek

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
26%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
1%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±27% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Bridge Creek at a glance

Parcels 145 Median lot 337,739 m² Mapped easements 159

How Bridge Creek is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 56%
Farming Zone (FZ) 43%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 0%

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

Across its 128.52 km², Bridge Creek 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 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 337,739 m² across 145 parcels.

Who lives in Bridge Creek

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

Population
117
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,625
per week, Mansfield suburb typical $1,408
Median rent
$200
per week, Mansfield suburb typical $268
Median mortgage
$1,941
per month
Household size
2.6
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1073, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bridge Creek's 117 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.3%
5-14 17.5%
15-19 9.2%
20-24 2.5%
25-34 2.5%
35-44 15.0%
45-54 16.7%
55-64 15.8%
65-74 10.8%
75-84 3.3%
85+ 3.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mansfield (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Bridge Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bridge Creek itself.

6,907 in 2001 to 11,324 in 2025, up 64%.

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.

Bridge Creek 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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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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Bridge Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Bridge Creek flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Bridge Creek and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).

Is Bridge Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Bridge Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mansfield average of 99%.

Is Bridge Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 26% of Bridge Creek 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 Bridge Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Bridge Creek is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ1).

Does Bridge Creek have heritage-listed places?

Bridge Creek has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bridge Creek?

Across 145 surveyed parcels in Bridge Creek, the median lot size is about 337,739 m². There are also 159 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Bridge Creek?

At the 2021 Census Bridge Creek had 117 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Mansfield (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Bridge Creek, went from 6,907 people in 2001 to 11,324 in 2025, up 64%.

Is Bridge Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bridge Creek scores 1073 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bridge Creek?

Median household income in Bridge Creek was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,408 for the typical suburb in Mansfield. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,941 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Barjarg 8.7 km 9% 98%
Archerton
Benalla		 8.9 km Not mapped 100%
Samaria
Benalla		 10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Lima South
Benalla		 11.1 km 2% 100%
Lima East
Benalla		 15.8 km Not mapped 100%
Barwite 16.0 km 3% 100%
Mansfield 16.2 km 9% 98%
Tatong
Benalla		 16.4 km 2% 100%
Tolmie
Wangaratta		 17.9 km 0% 100%
Moorngag
Benalla		 19.1 km Not mapped 100%

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