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Crossover flood map & planning overlays

Crossover's $350 rent ties it joint 4th across Baw Baw.

A planning-constraint profile of Crossover (Baw Baw, VIC) - 16.56 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Crossover'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 Crossover

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
58%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
36%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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.

Crossover at a glance

Parcels 119 Median lot 57,178 m² Mapped easements 107

How Crossover is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 60%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 21%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 16%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 2%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 1%

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

Across its 16.56 km², Crossover 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. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 57,178 m² across 119 parcels.

Who lives in Crossover

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

Population
161
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,968
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $1,614
Median rent
$350
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$1,681
per month
Household size
2.4
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1005, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Crossover's 161 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.6%
5-14 9.0%
15-19 5.2%
20-24 8.4%
25-34 9.0%
35-44 7.1%
45-54 14.8%
55-64 25.2%
65-74 11.6%
75-84 5.2%
85+ 1.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,736 in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 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.

Crossover 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 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 Crossover address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 36% of Crossover. 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 Crossover lot.

Crossover planning - frequently asked

Is Crossover flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Crossover and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 11%).

Is Crossover bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Crossover is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.

Is Crossover under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 36% of Crossover, and over about 58% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Crossover?

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

Does Crossover have heritage-listed places?

Crossover has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Crossover?

Across 119 surveyed parcels in Crossover, the median lot size is about 57,178 m². There are also 107 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Crossover?

At the 2021 Census Crossover had 161 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Mount Baw Baw Region statistical area, which contains Crossover, went from 5,736 people in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 18%.

Is Crossover an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Crossover scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Crossover?

Median household income in Crossover was $1,968 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,681 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Buln Buln East 3.8 km Not mapped 100%
Rokeby 4.1 km 9% 100%
Buln Buln 4.5 km 1% 100%
Bravington 5.2 km 9% 100%
Neerim South 5.6 km <1% 100%
Brandy Creek 7.2 km 2% 100%
Lillico 7.5 km <1% 100%
Nilma North 8.0 km 3% 100%
Jindivick 8.2 km 3% 100%
Drouin West 9.6 km 14% 100%

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