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Buangor flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Buangor (Ararat, VIC) - 139.62 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 Buangor'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.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Buangor

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
17%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±32% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.

Buangor at a glance

Parcels 609 Median lot 71,211 m² Mapped easements 97 Bus stops 1

How Buangor is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 85%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 10%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%

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

Across its 139.62 km², Buangor 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 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 71,211 m² across 609 parcels.

Who lives in Buangor

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

Population
112
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,025
per week, Ararat suburb typical $1,370
Median rent
$210
per week, Ararat suburb typical $147
Median mortgage
$1,083
per month
Household size
2.3
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 957, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Buangor's 112 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.6%
5-14 19.3%
15-19 4.4%
20-24 2.6%
25-34 6.1%
35-44 8.8%
45-54 12.3%
55-64 23.7%
65-74 8.8%
75-84 7.9%
85+ 3.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,183 in 2001 to 3,181 in 2025, down 0%.

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.

Buangor 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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Buangor planning - frequently asked

Is Buangor flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Buangor and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 5%).

Is Buangor bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Buangor is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ararat average of 100%.

Is Buangor under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 17% of Buangor in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Buangor?

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

Does Buangor have heritage-listed places?

Buangor has 15 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Buangor?

Across 609 surveyed parcels in Buangor, the median lot size is about 71,211 m². There are also 97 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Buangor have a train station?

There is no train station inside Buangor itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Buangor?

At the 2021 Census Buangor had 112 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Ararat Surrounds statistical area, which contains Buangor, went from 3,183 people in 2001 to 3,181 in 2025, down 0%.

Is Buangor an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Buangor scores 957 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Buangor?

Median household income in Buangor was $1,025 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,370 for the typical suburb in Ararat. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ballyrogan 6.9 km Not mapped 100%
Middle Creek 7.2 km Not mapped 100%
Bayindeen 9.2 km 12% 100%
Warrak 11.8 km 6% 100%
Dobie 13.2 km Not mapped 100%
Raglan
Pyrenees		 13.3 km 0% 100%
Cross Roads
Pyrenees		 13.6 km Not mapped 100%
Mount Cole 15.6 km 6% 100%
Beaufort
Pyrenees		 16.3 km 1% 100%
Yalla-Y-Poora 16.4 km Not mapped 100%

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