Mckenzie Creek flood map & planning overlays
Mckenzie Creek, median 46, farms 16 ha lots with 14.5% flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mckenzie Creek
(Horsham, VIC) - 37.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
37.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mckenzie Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mckenzie Creek
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 to
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.
Mckenzie Creek at a glance
How Mckenzie Creek is zoned
Selling in Mckenzie Creek? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 37.42 km², Mckenzie Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 157,409 m² across 128 parcels.
Who lives in Mckenzie Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mckenzie Creek 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 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mckenzie Creek's 140 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Horsham Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mckenzie Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mckenzie Creek itself.
3,565 in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Mckenzie Creek 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 | Observed | 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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Mckenzie Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Mckenzie Creek flood-prone?
About 14% of Mckenzie Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Mckenzie Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mckenzie Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Horsham average of 98%.
Is Mckenzie Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Mckenzie Creek in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Mckenzie Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Mckenzie Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Mckenzie Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mckenzie Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Mckenzie Creek?
Across 128 surveyed parcels in Mckenzie Creek, the median lot size is about 157,409 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mckenzie Creek?
At the 2021 Census Mckenzie Creek had 140 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Horsham Surrounds statistical area, which contains Mckenzie Creek, went from 3,565 people in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Mckenzie Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mckenzie Creek scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mckenzie Creek?
Median household income in Mckenzie Creek was $1,642 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Horsham. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haven | 5.6 km | 11% | 100% |
| Bungalally | 8.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Lower Norton | 8.2 km | 16% | 100% |
| Wonwondah | 9.4 km | 16% | 100% |
| Horsham | 9.8 km | 22% | 54% |
| Riverside | 11.9 km | 72% | 100% |
| Quantong | 12.1 km | 18% | 100% |
| Vectis | 12.7 km | 8% | 100% |
| Drung | 14.6 km | 29% | 100% |
| Mockinya | 17.5 km | 7% | 100% |