Dales Creek zoning & planning overlays
Dales Creek is young for the bush, median 40, on 4,049 m² lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Dales Creek
(Moorabool, VIC) - 1.74 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
1.74 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 Dales 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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Dales 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
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.
Dales Creek at a glance
How Dales Creek is zoned
Selling in Dales Creek? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.74 km², Dales 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 Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ). The median lot measures about 4,049 m² across 201 parcels.
Who lives in Dales Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dales Creek 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 991, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dales Creek's 403 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bacchus Marsh Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dales Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dales Creek itself.
4,900 in 2001 to 6,770 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Dales Creek 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 Dales Creek address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
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 Dales Creek lot.
Dales Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Dales Creek flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Dales 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. Moorabool is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Dales Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Dales Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moorabool average of 98%.
Is Dales Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 36% of Dales Creek in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Dales Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Dales Creek is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Dales Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dales Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Dales Creek?
Across 201 surveyed parcels in Dales Creek, the median lot size is about 4,049 m². There are also 39 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Dales Creek?
At the 2021 Census Dales Creek had 403 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bacchus Marsh Surrounds statistical area, which contains Dales Creek, went from 4,900 people in 2001 to 6,770 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Dales Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dales Creek scores 991 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dales Creek?
Median household income in Dales Creek was $1,966 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,798 for the typical suburb in Moorabool. Median rent was $271 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greendale | 3.2 km | 1% | 100% |
| Blackwood | 4.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Korobeit | 6.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Myrniong | 6.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Colbrook | 7.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Barrys Reef | 7.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Blakeville | 9.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lerderderg | 10.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Newbury Hepburn |
11.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Bunding | 11.6 km | 6% | 100% |