Devenish flood map & planning overlays
Devenish's 10 ha farms are bushfire-mapped in full, home to a median of 54.
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A planning-constraint profile of Devenish
(Benalla, VIC) - 97.25 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
97.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Devenish's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Devenish at a glance
How Devenish is zoned
Selling in Devenish? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 97.25 km², Devenish is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% 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 100,381 m² across 431 parcels.
Who lives in Devenish
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Devenish 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 972, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Devenish's 208 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Benalla Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Devenish. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Devenish itself.
3,632 in 2001 to 3,809 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Devenish 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 29 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Devenish planning - frequently asked
Is Devenish flood-prone?
About 5% of Devenish falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 20%.
Is Devenish bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Devenish is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Benalla average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Devenish?
The dominant planning zone in Devenish is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Devenish have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Devenish.
What is the typical lot size in Devenish?
Across 431 surveyed parcels in Devenish, the median lot size is about 100,381 m². There are also 119 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Devenish have a train station?
There is no train station inside Devenish itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Devenish?
At the 2021 Census Devenish had 208 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Benalla Surrounds statistical area, which contains Devenish, went from 3,632 people in 2001 to 3,809 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Devenish an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Devenish scores 972 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Devenish?
Median household income in Devenish was $974 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,407 for the typical suburb in Benalla. Median rent was $245 a week and the median mortgage repayment $820 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boxwood | 8.3 km | 19% | 100% |
| Bungeet West | 8.5 km | 1% | 100% |
| St James Moira |
9.0 km | 17% | 100% |
| Yundool Moira |
9.6 km | 18% | 100% |
| Goorambat | 10.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Broken Creek | 11.0 km | 93% | 100% |
| Major Plains Greater Shepparton |
11.1 km | 18% | 100% |
| Lake Rowan Moira |
11.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Stewarton | 11.5 km | 56% | 100% |
| Waggarandall Moira |
14.2 km | 26% | 100% |