Butchers Ridge zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Butchers Ridge
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 32.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
32.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Butchers Ridge's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
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Butchers Ridge at a glance
How Butchers Ridge is zoned
Selling in Butchers Ridge? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 32.5 km², Butchers Ridge is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 90,874 m² across 49 parcels.
Who lives in Butchers Ridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Butchers Ridge 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 916, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Butchers Ridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Butchers Ridge itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Butchers Ridge data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | Not watched | 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 Butchers Ridge address
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Butchers Ridge planning - frequently asked
Is Butchers Ridge flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Butchers Ridge, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. East Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Butchers Ridge bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Butchers Ridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Butchers Ridge?
The dominant planning zone in Butchers Ridge is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Butchers Ridge have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Butchers Ridge.
What is the typical lot size in Butchers Ridge?
Across 49 surveyed parcels in Butchers Ridge, the median lot size is about 90,874 m².
Does Butchers Ridge have a train station?
There is no train station inside Butchers Ridge itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
Is Butchers Ridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Butchers Ridge scores 916 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelantipy | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| W Tree | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wulgulmerang West | 16.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Murrindal | 17.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wulgulmerang East | 18.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yalmy | 22.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Buchan | 22.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wulgulmerang | 26.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nunniong | 27.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Deddick Valley | 29.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |