High Camp zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of High Camp
(Mitchell, VIC) - 55.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
55.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to High Camp's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over High Camp
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 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.
High Camp at a glance
How High Camp is zoned
Selling in High Camp? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 55.93 km², High Camp is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 198,891 m² across 179 parcels.
Who lives in High Camp
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the High Camp 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 1046, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of High Camp's 122 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilmore - Broadford, the wider ABS statistical area containing High Camp. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than High Camp itself.
8,889 in 2001 to 16,694 in 2025, up 88%.
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.
High Camp data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 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 High Camp 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 8% of High Camp. 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 High Camp lot.
High Camp planning - frequently asked
Is High Camp flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering High Camp, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Mitchell is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is High Camp bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of High Camp is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mitchell average of 99%.
Is High Camp under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 8% of High Camp, and over about 46% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 High Camp?
The dominant planning zone in High Camp is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does High Camp have heritage-listed places?
High Camp has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in High Camp?
Across 179 surveyed parcels in High Camp, the median lot size is about 198,891 m². There are also 82 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of High Camp?
At the 2021 Census High Camp had 122 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Kilmore - Broadford statistical area, which contains High Camp, went from 8,889 people in 2001 to 16,694 in 2025, up 88%.
Is High Camp an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), High Camp scores 1046 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in High Camp?
Median household income in High Camp was $2,083 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,875 for the typical suburb in Mitchell. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,102 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tantaraboo Macedon Ranges |
6.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Willowmavin | 6.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moranding | 8.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Goldie Macedon Ranges |
9.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pyalong | 9.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nulla Vale | 9.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Glenaroua | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Forbes | 13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kilmore | 14.2 km | 5% | 88% |
| Baynton East Macedon Ranges |
15.3 km | <1% | 100% |