Goroke flood map & planning overlays
Goroke has the snuggest lots in West Wimmera, 8,158 m².
A planning-constraint profile of Goroke
(West Wimmera, VIC) - 323.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
323.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goroke'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 Goroke
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 17 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.
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.
Goroke at a glance
How Goroke is zoned
Selling in Goroke? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 323.52 km², Goroke is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 8,158 m² across 623 parcels.
Who lives in Goroke
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goroke 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 909, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Goroke's 295 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Wimmera, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goroke. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goroke itself.
3,353 in 2001 to 2,656 in 2025, down 21%.
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.
Goroke 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 17 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 Goroke 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 Goroke lot.
Goroke planning - frequently asked
Is Goroke flood-prone?
About 6% of Goroke falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Goroke bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Goroke is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a West Wimmera average of 100%.
Is Goroke under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Goroke in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,500 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 Goroke?
The dominant planning zone in Goroke is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Goroke have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Goroke.
What is the typical lot size in Goroke?
Across 623 surveyed parcels in Goroke, the median lot size is about 8,158 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Goroke have a train station?
There is no train station inside Goroke itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Goroke?
At the 2021 Census Goroke had 295 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider West Wimmera statistical area, which contains Goroke, went from 3,353 people in 2001 to 2,656 in 2025, down 21%.
Is Goroke an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goroke scores 909 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Goroke?
Median household income in Goroke was $837 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,587 for the typical suburb in West Wimmera. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $566 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peronne | 10.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Gymbowen | 17.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Nurcoung | 17.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Karnak | 21.0 km | 11% | 100% |
| Ozenkadnook | 21.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lawloit | 22.7 km | 1% | 100% |
| Minimay | 23.1 km | 14% | 100% |
| Miga Lake | 25.9 km | 8% | 100% |
| Ullswater | 28.5 km | 15% | 100% |
| Mitre Horsham |
28.9 km | 20% | 96% |