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Carapook zoning & planning overlays

Carapook tops Southern Grampians on income, $2,416 a week.

A planning-constraint profile of Carapook (Southern Grampians, VIC) - 74.29 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carapook's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Carapook

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
2%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
5,000 ft
averaging 7,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Carapook at a glance

Parcels 153 Median lot 202,950 m² Mapped easements 26

How Carapook is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 70%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 30%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 74.29 km², Carapook 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. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 202,950 m² across 153 parcels.

Who lives in Carapook

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

Population
67
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$2,416
per week, Southern Grampians suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$120
per week, Southern Grampians suburb typical $177
Median mortgage
$239
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 999, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Carapook's 67 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.7%
5-14 9.4%
15-19 14.1%
20-24 4.7%
25-34 4.7%
35-44 9.4%
45-54 21.9%
55-64 14.1%
65-74 17.2%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,728 in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.

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.

Carapook data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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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Carapook planning - frequently asked

Is Carapook flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Carapook, 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. Southern Grampians is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Carapook bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Carapook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Grampians average of 100%.

Is Carapook under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Carapook in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Carapook?

The dominant planning zone in Carapook is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Carapook have heritage-listed places?

Carapook has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Carapook?

Across 153 surveyed parcels in Carapook, the median lot size is about 202,950 m². There are also 26 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Carapook?

At the 2021 Census Carapook had 67 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Southern Grampians statistical area, which contains Carapook, went from 6,728 people in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.

Is Carapook an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carapook scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Carapook?

Median household income in Carapook was $2,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Southern Grampians. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $239 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Muntham 7.0 km 1% 100%
Wando Vale
Glenelg
7.5 km 6% 100%
Konongwootong 9.7 km Not mapped 100%
Clover Flat 10.4 km 36% 100%
Coleraine 12.5 km 4% 100%
Hilgay 13.0 km 17% 100%
Wootong Vale 14.5 km Not mapped 100%
Nareen 14.9 km Not mapped 100%
Wando Bridge
Glenelg
15.2 km 7% 100%
Henty
Glenelg
15.5 km 15% 100%

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