Massey flood map & planning overlays
Massey: 41 ha farms, 26.8% flood mapping, 100% bushfire.
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A planning-constraint profile of Massey
(Buloke, VIC) - 105.82 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
105.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Massey's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Massey at a glance
How Massey is zoned
Selling in Massey? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 105.82 km², Massey is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 407,106 m² across 181 parcels.
Who lives in Massey
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Massey 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 1015, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Massey. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Massey 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.
Massey data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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.
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Massey planning - frequently asked
Is Massey flood-prone?
About 27% of Massey falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Massey bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Massey is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Massey?
The dominant planning zone in Massey is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Massey have heritage-listed places?
Massey has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Massey?
Across 181 surveyed parcels in Massey, the median lot size is about 407,106 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Massey an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Massey scores 1015 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchem | 8.2 km | 30% | 100% |
| Litchfield | 8.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Carron | 11.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Watchem West | 11.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Donald | 12.5 km | 37% | 99% |
| Corack | 15.2 km | 43% | 100% |
| Areegra Yarriambiack |
16.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Morton Plains | 17.1 km | 39% | 100% |
| Laen North | 17.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Warmur | 17.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |