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Maiden Gully flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Maiden Gully (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 41.67 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 Maiden Gully'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 Maiden Gully

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
14%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 7,500 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.

Maiden Gully at a glance

Parcels 2,686 Median lot 2,015 m² Mapped easements 1,917 Bus stops 30

How Maiden Gully is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 46%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 28%
General Residential Zone (GRZ) 16%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1) 4%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

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

Across its 41.67 km², Maiden Gully is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 2,015 m² across 2,686 parcels.

Who lives in Maiden Gully

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

Population
5,407
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$2,209
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$380
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,690
per month
Household size
3.1
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1025, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Maiden Gully's 5,407 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.9%
5-14 17.9%
15-19 6.7%
20-24 5.2%
25-34 9.1%
35-44 15.3%
45-54 14.3%
55-64 11.4%
65-74 9.5%
75-84 3.3%
85+ 0.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

2,708 in 2001 to 5,869 in 2025, up 117%.

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.

Maiden Gully 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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Maiden Gully planning - frequently asked

Is Maiden Gully flood-prone?

About 6% of Maiden Gully falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Maiden Gully bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Maiden Gully is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Maiden Gully under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 14% of Maiden Gully in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Maiden Gully?

The dominant planning zone in Maiden Gully is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ).

Does Maiden Gully have heritage-listed places?

Maiden Gully has 17 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Maiden Gully?

Across 2,686 surveyed parcels in Maiden Gully, the median lot size is about 2,015 m². There are also 1,917 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Maiden Gully have a train station?

There is no train station inside Maiden Gully itself. The suburb is served by 30 bus stops.

What is the population of Maiden Gully?

At the 2021 Census Maiden Gully had 5,407 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Maiden Gully statistical area, which contains Maiden Gully, went from 2,708 people in 2001 to 5,869 in 2025, up 117%.

Is Maiden Gully an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Maiden Gully scores 1025 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Maiden Gully?

Median household income in Maiden Gully was $2,209 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,690 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
West Bendigo 3.4 km 2% 100%
Golden Square 4.7 km 7% 46%
Long Gully 4.8 km 5% 63%
Ironbark 5.0 km Not mapped 30%
California Gully 5.5 km 3% 52%
Sailors Gully 6.0 km 4% 100%
Marong 6.3 km 7% 100%
Kangaroo Flat 6.3 km 9% 80%
Bendigo 6.5 km 22% <1%
Golden Gully 6.6 km 1% 100%

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