Carron flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Carron
(Buloke, VIC) - 35.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
35.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carron's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Carron at a glance
How Carron is zoned
Selling in Carron? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 35.67 km², Carron is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 388,701 m² across 51 parcels.
Who lives in Carron
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carron 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 1015, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carron. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carron itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 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.
Carron 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 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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Carron planning - frequently asked
Is Carron flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Carron and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 34%).
Is Carron bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Carron is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Carron?
The dominant planning zone in Carron is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Carron have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Carron.
What is the typical lot size in Carron?
Across 51 surveyed parcels in Carron, the median lot size is about 388,701 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Carron an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carron scores 1015 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield | 7.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Areegra Yarriambiack |
8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lawler | 9.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boolite Yarriambiack |
9.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Watchem West | 10.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Massey | 11.1 km | 27% | 100% |
| Laen North | 12.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Donald | 17.7 km | 37% | 99% |
| Watchem | 17.9 km | 30% | 100% |
| Laen East | 18.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |