Minyip flood map & planning overlays
Minyip, median 57, keeps 11 heritage places, 3rd in Yarriambiack.
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A planning-constraint profile of Minyip
(Yarriambiack, VIC) - 349.69 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
349.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minyip's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Minyip at a glance
How Minyip is zoned
Selling in Minyip? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 349.69 km², Minyip is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 21,522 m² across 1,205 parcels.
Who lives in Minyip
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minyip 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 907, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Minyip's 525 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Minyip. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minyip itself.
8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
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.
Minyip 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 6 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 Minyip address
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Minyip planning - frequently asked
Is Minyip flood-prone?
About 2% of Minyip falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Minyip bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Minyip is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Minyip?
The dominant planning zone in Minyip is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Minyip have heritage-listed places?
Minyip has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Minyip?
Across 1,205 surveyed parcels in Minyip, the median lot size is about 21,522 m². There are also 152 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Minyip have a train station?
There is no train station inside Minyip itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Minyip?
At the 2021 Census Minyip had 525 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Yarriambiack statistical area, which contains Minyip, went from 8,114 people in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
Is Minyip an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minyip scores 907 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Minyip?
Median household income in Minyip was $894 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,350 for the typical suburb in Yarriambiack. Median rent was $163 a week and the median mortgage repayment $542 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawler Buloke |
12.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boolite | 13.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Rich Avon West Northern Grampians |
13.9 km | 22% | 100% |
| Sheep Hills | 14.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Laen Buloke |
15.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Laen North Buloke |
18.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rupanyup | 20.8 km | 26% | 100% |
| Kewell | 21.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Carron Buloke |
21.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Rich Avon East Northern Grampians |
22.2 km | 86% | 100% |