Golden Point (Castlemaine) flood map & planning overlays
Golden Point near Castlemaine holds 132 heritage places, median 55.
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A planning-constraint profile of Golden Point (Castlemaine)
(Mount Alexander, VIC) - 8.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.
Constraint readout
8.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Golden Point (Castlemaine)'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 Golden Point (Castlemaine)
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
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.
Golden Point (Castlemaine) at a glance
How Golden Point (Castlemaine) is zoned
Selling in Golden Point (Castlemaine)? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 8.52 km², Golden Point (Castlemaine) 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 132 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 2,370 m² across 318 parcels.
Who lives in Golden Point (Castlemaine)
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Golden Point (Castlemaine) 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 1025, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Golden Point (Castlemaine)'s 102 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Castlemaine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Golden Point (Castlemaine). There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Golden Point (Castlemaine) itself.
9,358 in 2001 to 11,640 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Golden Point (Castlemaine) 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 25 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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Golden Point (Castlemaine) planning - frequently asked
Is Golden Point (Castlemaine) flood-prone?
About 1% of Golden Point (Castlemaine) falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Golden Point (Castlemaine) bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Golden Point (Castlemaine) is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Alexander average of 100%.
Is Golden Point (Castlemaine) under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 26% of Golden Point (Castlemaine) 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 Golden Point (Castlemaine)?
The dominant planning zone in Golden Point (Castlemaine) is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Golden Point (Castlemaine) have heritage-listed places?
Golden Point (Castlemaine) has 132 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Golden Point (Castlemaine)?
Across 318 surveyed parcels in Golden Point (Castlemaine), the median lot size is about 2,370 m². There are also 28 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Golden Point (Castlemaine) have a train station?
There is no train station inside Golden Point (Castlemaine) itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Golden Point (Castlemaine)?
At the 2021 Census Golden Point (Castlemaine) had 102 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Castlemaine statistical area, which contains Golden Point (Castlemaine), went from 9,358 people in 2001 to 11,640 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Golden Point (Castlemaine) an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Golden Point (Castlemaine) scores 1025 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Golden Point (Castlemaine)?
Median household income in Golden Point (Castlemaine) was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,402 for the typical suburb in Mount Alexander. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chewton Bushlands | 2.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Moonlight Flat (Castlemaine) | 2.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Chewton | 3.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Faraday | 3.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Castlemaine | 5.2 km | 10% | 92% |
| Barkers Creek | 6.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Campbells Creek | 7.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| Elphinstone | 7.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Harcourt | 7.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Mckenzie Hill | 8.0 km | <1% | 100% |