Cross Roads zoning & planning overlays
The Pyrenees Cross Roads spreads to 37 ha a lot, 3rd of 50.
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A planning-constraint profile of Cross Roads
(Pyrenees, VIC) - 44.18 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
44.18 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 Cross Roads'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 Cross Roads
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: 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.
Cross Roads at a glance
How Cross Roads is zoned
Selling in Cross Roads? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 44.18 km², Cross Roads 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 365,466 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Cross Roads
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cross Roads 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 1068, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beaufort, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cross Roads. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cross Roads itself.
3,809 in 2001 to 4,816 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Cross Roads 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 Cross Roads address
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See what's in the $9 report →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 Cross Roads lot.
Cross Roads planning - frequently asked
Is Cross Roads flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Cross Roads, 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. Pyrenees is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Cross Roads bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cross Roads is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Pyrenees average of 100%.
Is Cross Roads under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Cross Roads in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 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 Cross Roads?
The dominant planning zone in Cross Roads is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Cross Roads have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cross Roads.
What is the typical lot size in Cross Roads?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Cross Roads, the median lot size is about 365,466 m². There are also 37 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Cross Roads an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cross Roads scores 1068 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yalla-Y-Poora Ararat |
8.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Stockyard Hill | 8.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Stoneleigh | 9.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ballyrogan Ararat |
11.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Middle Creek Ararat |
11.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lake Wongan | 12.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Beaufort | 12.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Buangor Ararat |
13.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lake Goldsmith | 15.9 km | 13% | 100% |
| Streatham Ararat |
18.7 km | 6% | 100% |