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Jackass Flat flood map & planning overlays

Jackass Flat sits on 608 m² lots, 7th-tightest of 72.

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A planning-constraint profile of Jackass Flat (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 2.92 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jackass Flat'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 Jackass Flat

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
8%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
9,500 ft
averaging 9,500 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.

Jackass Flat at a glance

Parcels 1,191 Median lot 608 m² Mapped easements 754 Bus stops 9

How Jackass Flat is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ) 54%
Public Use Zone (PUZ7) 20%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 9%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 5%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1) 5%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%

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

Across its 2.92 km², Jackass Flat is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ). The median lot measures about 608 m² across 1,191 parcels.

Who lives in Jackass Flat

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

Population
1,907
usual residents, 2021
Median age
28
years
Median household income
$1,805
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$340
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,515
per month
Household size
2.9
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 960, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Jackass Flat's 1,907 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 11.5%
5-14 15.4%
15-19 5.1%
20-24 8.9%
25-34 25.4%
35-44 12.1%
45-54 7.7%
55-64 6.6%
65-74 5.2%
75-84 1.4%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of California Gully - Eaglehawk, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jackass Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jackass Flat itself.

9,453 in 2001 to 13,523 in 2025, up 43%.

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.

Jackass Flat 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 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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Jackass Flat planning - frequently asked

Is Jackass Flat flood-prone?

About 9% of Jackass Flat falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Jackass Flat bushfire-prone?

Around 89% of Jackass Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Jackass Flat under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Jackass Flat in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 9,500 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 Jackass Flat?

The dominant planning zone in Jackass Flat is General Residential Zone (GRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ7) and Farming Zone (FZ1).

Does Jackass Flat have heritage-listed places?

Jackass Flat has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Jackass Flat?

Across 1,191 surveyed parcels in Jackass Flat, the median lot size is about 608 m². There are also 754 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Jackass Flat have a train station?

There is no train station inside Jackass Flat itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.

What is the population of Jackass Flat?

At the 2021 Census Jackass Flat had 1,907 usual residents, with a median age of 28 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider California Gully - Eaglehawk statistical area, which contains Jackass Flat, went from 9,453 people in 2001 to 13,523 in 2025, up 43%.

Is Jackass Flat an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jackass Flat scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Jackass Flat?

Median household income in Jackass Flat was $1,805 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,515 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
White Hills 2.0 km 17% 72%
Eaglehawk 2.2 km 5% 86%
North Bendigo 2.2 km 9% 46%
California Gully 2.5 km 3% 52%
Epsom 3.0 km 59% 74%
Long Gully 3.6 km 5% 63%
Eaglehawk North 4.1 km 4% 100%
Bendigo 4.2 km 22% <1%
East Bendigo 4.5 km 9% 75%
Ironbark 4.5 km Not mapped 30%

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