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Castle Creek zoning & planning overlays

Castle Creek has Wodonga's largest lots, 23 ha, renting at $430.

A planning-constraint profile of Castle Creek (Wodonga, VIC) - 18.01 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 Castle Creek'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 Castle Creek

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
56%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
29%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±30% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Castle Creek at a glance

Parcels 59 Median lot 229,603 m² Mapped easements 100

How Castle Creek is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 4%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 18.01 km², Castle Creek 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 229,603 m² across 59 parcels.

Who lives in Castle Creek

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

Population
85
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$2,083
per week, Wodonga suburb typical $2,090
Median rent
$430
per week, Wodonga suburb typical $355
Median mortgage
$2,300
per month
Household size
3.3
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1089, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Castle Creek's 85 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.3%
5-14 16.5%
15-19 12.7%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 6.3%
35-44 8.9%
45-54 16.5%
55-64 16.5%
65-74 3.8%
75-84 12.7%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

12,929 in 2001 to 15,495 in 2025, up 20%.

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.

Castle Creek 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Castle Creek. 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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Castle Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Castle Creek flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Castle Creek, 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. Wodonga is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Castle Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Castle Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wodonga average of 84%.

Is Castle Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Castle Creek, and over about 56% 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. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Castle Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Castle Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Castle Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Castle Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Castle Creek?

Across 59 surveyed parcels in Castle Creek, the median lot size is about 229,603 m². There are also 100 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Castle Creek?

At the 2021 Census Castle Creek had 85 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider West Wodonga statistical area, which contains Castle Creek, went from 12,929 people in 2001 to 15,495 in 2025, up 20%.

Is Castle Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Castle Creek scores 1089 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Castle Creek?

Median household income in Castle Creek was $2,083 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Wodonga. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Huon Creek 3.0 km <1% 100%
Leneva 4.0 km 1% 99%
Indigo Valley
Indigo
7.1 km 0% 100%
Wodonga 8.9 km 35% 58%
West Wodonga 9.2 km 25% 76%
Baranduda 11.4 km 19% 100%
Staghorn Flat
Indigo
11.4 km 11% 100%
Gateway Island 11.5 km 100% 100%
Bandiana 11.7 km 18% 81%
Killara (Wodonga) 12.1 km 42% 53%

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