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Karyrie zoning & planning overlays

Karyrie: 59 ha farms with bushfire mapping across all of them.

A planning-constraint profile of Karyrie (Buloke, VIC) - 69.06 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Karyrie's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Karyrie at a glance

Parcels 82 Median lot 588,593 m² Mapped easements 52

How Karyrie is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 99%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%

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

Across its 69.06 km², Karyrie 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 588,593 m² across 82 parcels.

Who lives in Karyrie

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

Population
15
usual residents, 2021

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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1023, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.

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.

Karyrie data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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 pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.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.

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Karyrie planning - frequently asked

Is Karyrie flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Karyrie, 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. Buloke is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Karyrie bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Karyrie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.

What is the zoning in Karyrie?

The dominant planning zone in Karyrie is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).

Does Karyrie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Karyrie.

What is the typical lot size in Karyrie?

Across 82 surveyed parcels in Karyrie, the median lot size is about 588,593 m². There are also 52 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Karyrie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Karyrie scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Birchip 9.3 km 0% 99%
Birchip West 10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Whirily 10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Marlbed 11.9 km Not mapped 100%
Ballapur 12.0 km Not mapped 100%
Kinnabulla 13.7 km 0% 100%
Jil Jil 15.2 km Not mapped 100%
Morton Plains 16.5 km 39% 100%
Curyo 17.1 km Not mapped 100%
Reedy Dam 19.8 km Not mapped 100%

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