Dumosa flood map & planning overlays
Dumosa: 95 ha holdings, 14% flood, bushfire mapping throughout.
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A planning-constraint profile of Dumosa
(Buloke, VIC) - 155.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
155.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dumosa's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Dumosa at a glance
How Dumosa is zoned
Selling in Dumosa? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 155.51 km², Dumosa is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 952,044 m² across 151 parcels.
Who lives in Dumosa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dumosa 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 994, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dumosa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dumosa itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 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.
Dumosa 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 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 Dumosa address
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Dumosa planning - frequently asked
Is Dumosa flood-prone?
About 14% of Dumosa falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Dumosa bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Dumosa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Dumosa?
The dominant planning zone in Dumosa is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Dumosa have heritage-listed places?
Dumosa has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Dumosa?
Across 151 surveyed parcels in Dumosa, the median lot size is about 952,044 m².
Is Dumosa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dumosa scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nullawil | 10.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Kalpienung | 13.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Towaninny South | 13.2 km | 16% | 100% |
| Narraport | 14.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Wycheproof | 14.8 km | 71% | 100% |
| Warne | 17.7 km | 11% | 100% |
| Whirily | 18.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Towaninny | 19.1 km | 37% | 100% |
| Bunguluke | 20.8 km | 73% | 100% |
| Thalia | 21.0 km | 78% | 100% |