Morton Plains flood map & planning overlays
Morton Plains: 58 ha farms, 39.1% flood.
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A planning-constraint profile of Morton Plains
(Buloke, VIC) - 136.06 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
136.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Morton Plains's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Morton Plains at a glance
How Morton Plains is zoned
Selling in Morton Plains? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 136.06 km², Morton Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 577,619 m² across 179 parcels.
Who lives in Morton Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Morton Plains 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 1023, 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 Morton Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Morton Plains 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.
Morton Plains 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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Morton Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Morton Plains flood-prone?
About 39% of Morton Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Morton Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Morton Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Morton Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Morton Plains is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Morton Plains have heritage-listed places?
Morton Plains has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Morton Plains?
Across 179 surveyed parcels in Morton Plains, the median lot size is about 577,619 m². There are also 13 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Morton Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Morton Plains scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchip | 8.5 km | 0% | 99% |
| Watchem | 8.9 km | 30% | 100% |
| Birchip West | 10.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Warmur | 14.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Corack East | 15.0 km | 14% | 100% |
| Narraport | 15.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Corack | 15.7 km | 43% | 100% |
| Thalia | 16.3 km | 78% | 100% |
| Karyrie | 16.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Massey | 17.1 km | 27% | 100% |