Devils River flood map & planning overlays
Devils River: 6 heritage places on 16 ha conservation lots, 7.1% flood.
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A planning-constraint profile of Devils River
(Murrindindi, VIC) - 74.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
74.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Devils River'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Devils River
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,500 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.
Devils River at a glance
How Devils River is zoned
Selling in Devils River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 74.95 km², Devils River is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 158,998 m² across 82 parcels.
Who lives in Devils River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Devils River 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 999, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Alexandra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Devils River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Devils River itself.
6,263 in 2001 to 6,849 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Devils River 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 | 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 Devils River 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 Devils River lot.
Devils River planning - frequently asked
Is Devils River flood-prone?
About 7% of Devils River falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.
Is Devils River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Devils River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murrindindi average of 100%.
Is Devils River under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 24% of Devils River in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Devils River?
The dominant planning zone in Devils River is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Devils River have heritage-listed places?
Devils River has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Devils River?
Across 82 surveyed parcels in Devils River, the median lot size is about 158,998 m². There are also 45 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Devils River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Devils River scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maintongoon | 5.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Taylor Bay | 7.4 km | 19% | 100% |
| Alexandra | 7.7 km | 13% | 96% |
| Thornton | 11.2 km | 32% | 99% |
| Fawcett | 11.6 km | 1% | 100% |
| Woodfield Mansfield |
13.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Lake Eildon Mansfield |
13.0 km | 33% | 97% |
| Acheron | 14.6 km | 20% | 100% |
| Koriella | 14.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Howes Creek Mansfield |
17.5 km | 36% | 92% |