Marlbed zoning & planning overlays
Marlbed runs 122 ha holdings under total bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Marlbed
(Buloke, VIC) - 116.9 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
116.9 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 Marlbed'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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Marlbed at a glance
How Marlbed is zoned
Selling in Marlbed? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 116.9 km², Marlbed 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 1,223,082 m² across 90 parcels.
Who lives in Marlbed
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Marlbed 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 987, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Marlbed. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Marlbed 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.
Marlbed 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 Marlbed address
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Marlbed planning - frequently asked
Is Marlbed flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Marlbed, 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 Marlbed bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Marlbed is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Marlbed?
The dominant planning zone in Marlbed is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Marlbed have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Marlbed.
What is the typical lot size in Marlbed?
Across 90 surveyed parcels in Marlbed, the median lot size is about 1,223,082 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Marlbed an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Marlbed scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jil Jil | 10.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Willangie | 11.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Karyrie | 11.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Curyo | 13.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sutton | 15.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kinnabulla | 15.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Whirily | 16.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Watchupga | 16.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ballapur | 19.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Birchip | 20.4 km | 0% | 99% |