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Carisbrook flood map & planning overlays

Carisbrook: 1,192 people, 43 heritage places, a median of 45.

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A planning-constraint profile of Carisbrook (Central Goldfields, VIC) - 122.35 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carisbrook'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Carisbrook

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
13%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 6,500 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.

Carisbrook at a glance

Parcels 1,535 Median lot 3,799 m² Mapped easements 205 Bus stops 2

How Carisbrook is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 68%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 14%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 6%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%
Industrial 2 Zone (IN2Z) 2%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 1%

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

Across its 122.35 km², Carisbrook is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 43 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 3,799 m² across 1,535 parcels.

Who lives in Carisbrook

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

Population
1,192
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,205
per week, Central Goldfields suburb typical $1,024
Median rent
$223
per week, Central Goldfields suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,092
per month
Household size
2.5
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 913, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Carisbrook's 1,192 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.9%
5-14 14.3%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 4.7%
25-34 9.6%
35-44 10.4%
45-54 12.9%
55-64 14.7%
65-74 15.8%
75-84 6.1%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,375 in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.

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.

Carisbrook 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 25 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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Carisbrook planning - frequently asked

Is Carisbrook flood-prone?

About 27% of Carisbrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%.

Is Carisbrook bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Carisbrook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Goldfields average of 100%.

Is Carisbrook under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 13% of Carisbrook in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Carisbrook?

The dominant planning zone in Carisbrook is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ).

Does Carisbrook have heritage-listed places?

Carisbrook has 43 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Carisbrook?

Across 1,535 surveyed parcels in Carisbrook, the median lot size is about 3,799 m². There are also 205 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Carisbrook have a train station?

There is no train station inside Carisbrook itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Carisbrook?

At the 2021 Census Carisbrook had 1,192 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds statistical area, which contains Carisbrook, went from 5,375 people in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.

Is Carisbrook an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carisbrook scores 913 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Carisbrook?

Median household income in Carisbrook was $1,205 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,024 for the typical suburb in Central Goldfields. Median rent was $223 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,092 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Flagstaff 5.9 km 20% 100%
Simson 6.9 km 34% 100%
Moolort 7.8 km 15% 100%
Havelock 8.3 km 49% 100%
Golden Point (Maryborough) 9.3 km 15% 100%
Maryborough 9.8 km 12% 94%
Baringhup West
Mount Alexander		 10.0 km 20% 100%
Craigie 10.8 km 46% 100%
Majorca 10.9 km 26% 99%
Timor 11.1 km 47% 100%

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