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Halls Gap flood map & planning overlays

Halls Gap is young (44) on 1,175 m² lots, with $250 rents (joint 3rd).

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A planning-constraint profile of Halls Gap (Northern Grampians, VIC) - 75.99 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 Halls Gap'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 Halls Gap

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
4%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
4,500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Halls Gap at a glance

Parcels 821 Median lot 1,175 m² Mapped easements 738 Bus stops 9

How Halls Gap is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 73%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ3) 10%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ2) 4%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ2) 4%
Farming Zone (FZ) 3%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 2%

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

Across its 75.99 km², Halls Gap is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,175 m² across 821 parcels.

Who lives in Halls Gap

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

Population
495
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$1,196
per week, Northern Grampians suburb typical $1,296
Median rent
$250
per week, Northern Grampians suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.0
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 Halls Gap's 495 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.4%
5-14 8.8%
15-19 2.4%
20-24 4.2%
25-34 18.8%
35-44 12.4%
45-54 10.0%
55-64 14.8%
65-74 15.6%
75-84 6.4%
85+ 2.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,778 in 2001 to 8,438 in 2025, down 4%.

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.

Halls Gap 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 Halls Gap address

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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 Halls Gap lot.

Halls Gap planning - frequently asked

Is Halls Gap flood-prone?

About 9% of Halls Gap falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%.

Is Halls Gap bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Halls Gap is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Northern Grampians average of 100%.

Is Halls Gap under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Halls Gap 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 Halls Gap?

The dominant planning zone in Halls Gap is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ3) and Rural Activity Zone (RAZ2).

Does Halls Gap have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Halls Gap.

What is the typical lot size in Halls Gap?

Across 821 surveyed parcels in Halls Gap, the median lot size is about 1,175 m². There are also 738 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Halls Gap have a train station?

There is no train station inside Halls Gap itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.

What is the population of Halls Gap?

At the 2021 Census Halls Gap had 495 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Stawell statistical area, which contains Halls Gap, went from 8,778 people in 2001 to 8,438 in 2025, down 4%.

Is Halls Gap an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Halls Gap 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 Halls Gap?

Median household income in Halls Gap was $1,196 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,296 for the typical suburb in Northern Grampians. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Fyans Creek 5.7 km 56% 100%
Lake Fyans 8.3 km 59% 92%
Mount Dryden 8.7 km 10% 100%
Mokepilly 10.8 km 46% 100%
Bellfield (Grampians) 11.6 km 4% 100%
Lake Lonsdale 13.4 km 61% 86%
Pomonal 14.0 km <1% 100%
Zumsteins 14.1 km 3% 100%
Bellellen 14.3 km 6% 100%
Illawarra 15.5 km 38% 100%

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