Fairley flood map & planning overlays
Fairley farms 24 ha lots, 38.9% under flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Fairley
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 34.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
34.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fairley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Fairley at a glance
How Fairley is zoned
Selling in Fairley? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 34.51 km², Fairley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% 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 240,355 m² across 54 parcels.
Who lives in Fairley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fairley 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 985, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fairley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fairley itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Fairley 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 15 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 Fairley address
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Fairley planning - frequently asked
Is Fairley flood-prone?
About 39% of Fairley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Fairley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Fairley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Fairley?
The dominant planning zone in Fairley is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Fairley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Fairley.
What is the typical lot size in Fairley?
Across 54 surveyed parcels in Fairley, the median lot size is about 240,355 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Fairley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fairley scores 985 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandella | 6.0 km | 57% | 100% |
| Bael Bael | 6.8 km | 53% | 100% |
| Reedy Lake | 7.1 km | 93% | 81% |
| Lake Charm | 9.8 km | 55% | 92% |
| Kerang | 12.0 km | 89% | 94% |
| Sandhill Lake | 12.4 km | 42% | 100% |
| Capels Crossing | 12.7 km | 85% | 100% |
| Dingwall | 14.1 km | 70% | 100% |
| Normanville | 14.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mystic Park | 14.9 km | 87% | 94% |