Gunbower flood map & planning overlays
Gunbower: 14 heritage places and 23% environmental significance overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Gunbower
(Campaspe, VIC) - 131.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
131.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gunbower's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Gunbower at a glance
How Gunbower is zoned
Selling in Gunbower? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 131.55 km², Gunbower is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 54% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 9,065 m² across 754 parcels.
Who lives in Gunbower
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gunbower 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 933, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gunbower's 578 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockington - Gunbower, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gunbower. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gunbower itself.
4,370 in 2001 to 3,950 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Gunbower 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 Gunbower address
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Gunbower planning - frequently asked
Is Gunbower flood-prone?
About 54% of Gunbower falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Gunbower bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Gunbower is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campaspe average of 98%.
What is the zoning in Gunbower?
The dominant planning zone in Gunbower is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Township Zone (TZ).
Does Gunbower have heritage-listed places?
Gunbower has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gunbower?
Across 754 surveyed parcels in Gunbower, the median lot size is about 9,065 m². There are also 289 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gunbower have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gunbower itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Gunbower?
At the 2021 Census Gunbower had 578 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Lockington - Gunbower statistical area, which contains Gunbower, went from 4,370 people in 2001 to 3,950 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Gunbower an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gunbower scores 933 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gunbower?
Median household income in Gunbower was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Campaspe. Median rent was $185 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leitchville Gannawarra |
5.3 km | 52% | 100% |
| Patho | 8.5 km | 39% | 100% |
| Wee Wee Rup Gannawarra |
10.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Burkes Bridge Gannawarra |
11.9 km | 93% | 100% |
| Horfield Gannawarra |
12.9 km | 25% | 100% |
| Keely Gannawarra |
13.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Jungaburra Loddon |
13.5 km | 75% | 100% |
| Daltons Bridge Gannawarra |
13.9 km | 76% | 100% |
| Sylvaterre Loddon |
17.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Pyramid Hill Loddon |
18.2 km | 43% | 100% |