Caringal zoning & planning overlays
Caringal keeps 7 heritage places on 11 ha conservation lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Caringal
(Baw Baw, VIC) - 71.86 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
71.86 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 Caringal'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Caringal
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 8,500 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.
Caringal at a glance
How Caringal is zoned
Selling in Caringal? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 71.86 km², Caringal 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 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 108,890 m² across 90 parcels.
Who lives in Caringal
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Caringal 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 941, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Baw Baw Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Caringal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Caringal itself.
5,736 in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 18%.
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.
Caringal 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 | Observed | 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 Caringal address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Caringal. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Caringal lot.
Caringal planning - frequently asked
Is Caringal flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Caringal, 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. Baw Baw is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Caringal bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Caringal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.
Is Caringal under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Caringal, and over about 12% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 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 Caringal?
The dominant planning zone in Caringal is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Rural Activity Zone (RAZ).
Does Caringal have heritage-listed places?
Caringal has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Caringal?
Across 90 surveyed parcels in Caringal, the median lot size is about 108,890 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Caringal an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caringal scores 941 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erica | 4.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Amor | 5.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rawson | 5.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Jacob Creek | 8.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Coopers Creek | 8.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tanjil | 10.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Moondarra | 11.3 km | 2% | 100% |
| Walhalla | 11.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Baw Baw | 12.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Baw Baw Village Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort (Uninc) |
13.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |