Lucas flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Lucas flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Lucas address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Flood mapping covers Lucas and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 6%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 100% of Lucas is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ballarat average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Lucas is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Urban Growth Zone (UGZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Lucas has 5 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 3,001 surveyed parcels in Lucas, the median lot size is about 512 m². There are also 849 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

There is no train station inside Lucas itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.

At the 2021 Census Lucas had 2,994 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Alfredton statistical area, which contains Lucas, went from 5,756 people in 2001 to 20,825 in 2025, up 262%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Lucas alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lucas scores 1016 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Lucas was $1,956 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,680 for the typical suburb in Ballarat. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Lucas planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.