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Gobarup flood map & planning overlays

Gobarup holdings run 30 ha, 5th-largest in Campaspe.

A planning-constraint profile of Gobarup (Campaspe, VIC) - 102.93 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 Gobarup'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Gobarup

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
13%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 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 9,500 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.

Gobarup at a glance

Parcels 231 Median lot 303,476 m²

How Gobarup is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 77%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 12%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 10%

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

Across its 102.93 km², Gobarup is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% 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 (FZ1). The median lot measures about 303,476 m² across 231 parcels.

Who lives in Gobarup

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

Population
45
usual residents, 2021

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 993, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,429 in 2001 to 4,210 in 2025, down 5%.

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.

Gobarup 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.

Check a specific Gobarup 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 Gobarup lot.

Gobarup planning - frequently asked

Is Gobarup flood-prone?

About 1% of Gobarup falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.

Is Gobarup bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Gobarup is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campaspe average of 98%.

Is Gobarup under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 13% of Gobarup in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Gobarup?

The dominant planning zone in Gobarup is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ1).

Does Gobarup have heritage-listed places?

Gobarup has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Gobarup?

Across 231 surveyed parcels in Gobarup, the median lot size is about 303,476 m².

Is Gobarup an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gobarup scores 993 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Cornella 8.6 km <1% 100%
Wanalta 10.1 km 21% 100%
Moora 10.5 km 4% 100%
Colbinabbin 10.7 km 12% 100%
Redcastle
Greater Bendigo
11.4 km Not mapped 100%
Wirrate
Strathbogie
13.4 km Not mapped 100%
Moormbool West
Strathbogie
14.8 km Not mapped 100%
Whroo
Strathbogie
15.7 km 1% 100%
Rushworth 15.7 km 14% 100%
Toolleen 16.3 km Not mapped 100%

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