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Durham Ox flood map & planning overlays

Durham Ox: 85.3% of the suburb flood-mapped, 8th in Loddon.

A planning-constraint profile of Durham Ox (Loddon, VIC) - 146.1 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Durham Ox's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Durham Ox

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 to

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

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.

Durham Ox at a glance

Parcels 469 Median lot 19,999 m² Mapped easements 63 Bus stops 1

How Durham Ox is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

Selling in Durham Ox? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 146.1 km², Durham Ox is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 85% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 19,999 m² across 469 parcels.

Who lives in Durham Ox

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Durham Ox suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
60
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,174
per week, Loddon suburb typical $1,170
Median rent
$115
per week, Loddon suburb typical $172
Median mortgage
$217
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1007, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Durham Ox's 60 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.8%
5-14 11.5%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 15.4%
35-44 11.5%
45-54 7.7%
55-64 11.5%
65-74 36.5%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Loddon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Durham Ox. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Durham Ox itself.

8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.

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.

Durham Ox data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Durham Ox planning - frequently asked

Is Durham Ox flood-prone?

About 85% of Durham Ox falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.

Is Durham Ox bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Durham Ox is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.

Is Durham Ox under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Durham Ox in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Durham Ox?

The dominant planning zone in Durham Ox is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Durham Ox have heritage-listed places?

Durham Ox has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Durham Ox?

Across 469 surveyed parcels in Durham Ox, the median lot size is about 19,999 m². There are also 63 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Durham Ox have a train station?

There is no train station inside Durham Ox itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Durham Ox?

At the 2021 Census Durham Ox had 60 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Loddon statistical area, which contains Durham Ox, went from 8,033 people in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Durham Ox an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Durham Ox scores 1007 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Durham Ox?

Median household income in Durham Ox was $1,174 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,170 for the typical suburb in Loddon. Median rent was $115 a week and the median mortgage repayment $217 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gladfield 7.6 km 66% 100%
Yarrawalla 9.3 km 35% 100%
Yando 10.6 km 100% 100%
Fernihurst 13.0 km 96% 100%
Canary Island 13.5 km 100% 100%
Loddon Vale 13.9 km 89% 100%
Jarklin 14.7 km 63% 100%
Boort 15.9 km 50% 100%
Leaghur 18.0 km 74% 100%
Mincha 18.1 km 40% 100%

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