Darraweit Guim flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Darraweit Guim flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Darraweit Guim address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Flood mapping covers Darraweit Guim and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 100% of Darraweit Guim is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Darraweit Guim is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ3). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Darraweit Guim has 8 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 257 surveyed parcels in Darraweit Guim, the median lot size is about 99,518 m². There are also 72 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

At the 2021 Census Darraweit Guim had 402 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Romsey statistical area, which contains Darraweit Guim, went from 7,425 people in 2001 to 11,567 in 2025, up 56%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Darraweit Guim alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Darraweit Guim scores 1003 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Darraweit Guim was $1,792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $261 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Darraweit Guim planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.