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A planning-constraint profile of Fawcett (Murrindindi, VIC) - 68.4 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Planning schematicFawcett

Constraint readout

68.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 1%

below council avg (9%) · #25 of 31 mapped council suburbs

See the Murrindindi flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (100%) · #1 of 40 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

below council avg (17%) · #29 of 40 in council

Heritage sites 5 Mostly Farming Zone (FZ1) Flood 25th most affected of 31 → Bushfire 1st most affected of 40 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fawcett'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 Fawcett

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

Under observed aircraft

15%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

4,000 ft

averaging 6,500 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Fawcett at a glance

Parcels 219 Median lot 81,111 m² Mapped easements 25

How Fawcett is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 96%

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%

Farming Zone (FZ) 0%

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

Across its 68.4 km², Fawcett is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 81,111 m² across 219 parcels.

Who lives in Fawcett

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

Population

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,035

per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $1,375

Median rent

$425

per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $264

Median mortgage

$1,560

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 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Fawcett's 82 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.1%

5-14 13.1%

15-19 0.0%

20-24 4.8%

25-34 4.8%

35-44 10.7%

45-54 21.4%

55-64 19.0%

65-74 13.1%

75-84 6.0%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Fawcett 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.

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Fawcett planning - frequently asked

Is Fawcett flood-prone?

About 1% of Fawcett falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.

Is Fawcett bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Fawcett is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murrindindi average of 100%.

Is Fawcett under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 15% of Fawcett in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 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 Fawcett?

The dominant planning zone in Fawcett is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ).

Does Fawcett have heritage-listed places?

Fawcett has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Fawcett?

Across 219 surveyed parcels in Fawcett, the median lot size is about 81,111 m². There are also 25 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Fawcett?

At the 2021 Census Fawcett had 82 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Alexandra statistical area, which contains Fawcett, went from 6,263 people in 2001 to 6,849 in 2025, up 9%.

Is Fawcett an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fawcett scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 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 Fawcett?

Median household income in Fawcett was $2,035 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Murrindindi. Median rent was $425 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Kanumbra	6.7 km	Not mapped	100%
Maintongoon	6.9 km	0%	100%
Woodfield Mansfield	8.0 km	3%	100%
Koriella	8.3 km	8%	100%
Yarck	9.7 km	2%	100%
Alexandra	10.5 km	13%	96%
Cathkin	11.5 km	24%	100%
Devils River	11.6 km	7%	100%
Merton Mansfield	13.3 km	3%	100%
Gobur	13.8 km	Not mapped	100%

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