Capels Crossing flood map & planning overlays
Capels Crossing is Gannawarra's youngest community, median 36.
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A planning-constraint profile of Capels Crossing
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 69.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
69.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Capels Crossing's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Capels Crossing at a glance
How Capels Crossing is zoned
Selling in Capels Crossing? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 69.14 km², Capels Crossing is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 85% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 20,547 m² across 244 parcels.
Who lives in Capels Crossing
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Capels Crossing 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 951, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Capels Crossing's 54 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Capels Crossing. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Capels Crossing itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Capels Crossing 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 15 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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Capels Crossing planning - frequently asked
Is Capels Crossing flood-prone?
About 85% of Capels Crossing falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Capels Crossing bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Capels Crossing is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Capels Crossing?
The dominant planning zone in Capels Crossing is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Capels Crossing have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Capels Crossing.
What is the typical lot size in Capels Crossing?
Across 244 surveyed parcels in Capels Crossing, the median lot size is about 20,547 m². There are also 98 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Capels Crossing?
At the 2021 Census Capels Crossing had 54 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gannawarra statistical area, which contains Capels Crossing, went from 7,625 people in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
Is Capels Crossing an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Capels Crossing scores 951 and sits in decile 3 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 Capels Crossing?
Median household income in Capels Crossing was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Gannawarra. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,265 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westby | 5.1 km | 73% | 100% |
| Reedy Lake | 6.7 km | 93% | 81% |
| Myall (Kerang) | 7.8 km | 36% | 100% |
| Murrabit | 8.6 km | 68% | 100% |
| Lake Charm | 9.1 km | 55% | 92% |
| Gonn Crossing | 11.6 km | 100% | 100% |
| Kerang | 12.1 km | 89% | 94% |
| Murrabit West | 12.2 km | 97% | 100% |
| Fairley | 12.7 km | 39% | 100% |
| Teal Point | 13.7 km | 24% | 100% |