Chirrip flood map & planning overlays
Chirrip is almost all flood mapping, 99.3%, 3rd in Buloke.
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A planning-constraint profile of Chirrip
(Buloke, VIC) - 31.78 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
31.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Chirrip's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Chirrip at a glance
How Chirrip is zoned
Selling in Chirrip? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 31.78 km², Chirrip is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 99% of the suburb sits 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 594,897 m² across 49 parcels.
Who lives in Chirrip
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Chirrip 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 1023, 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 Chirrip. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Chirrip 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.
Chirrip 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.
Check a specific Chirrip address
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Chirrip planning - frequently asked
Is Chirrip flood-prone?
About 99% of Chirrip falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Chirrip bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Chirrip is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Chirrip?
The dominant planning zone in Chirrip is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Chirrip have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Chirrip.
What is the typical lot size in Chirrip?
Across 49 surveyed parcels in Chirrip, the median lot size is about 594,897 m².
Is Chirrip an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Chirrip scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Flat | 5.4 km | 95% | 100% |
| Wycheproof South | 5.8 km | 99% | 100% |
| Thalia | 6.9 km | 78% | 100% |
| Corack East | 7.1 km | 14% | 100% |
| Teddywaddy West | 8.5 km | 100% | 100% |
| Corack | 9.7 km | 43% | 100% |
| Jeffcott North | 12.8 km | 25% | 100% |
| Wycheproof | 13.9 km | 71% | 100% |
| Wooroonook | 14.2 km | 64% | 100% |
| Narraport | 16.0 km | 8% | 100% |