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Nayook zoning & planning overlays

Nayook is joint 4th-oldest in Baw Baw, its median local 56.

A planning-constraint profile of Nayook (Baw Baw, VIC) - 10.69 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nayook's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Nayook

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 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft
6%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
2%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,000 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Nayook at a glance

Parcels 86 Median lot 12,399 m² Mapped easements 13

How Nayook is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 72%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 15%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 12%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 0%

Selling in Nayook? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 10.69 km², Nayook 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 12,399 m² across 86 parcels.

Who lives in Nayook

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nayook suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
70
usual residents, 2021
Median age
56
years
Median household income
$1,062
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $1,614
Median rent
$280
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$2,234
per month
Household size
2.1
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 968, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Nayook's 70 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 18.3%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 11.3%
35-44 7.0%
45-54 11.3%
55-64 21.1%
65-74 15.5%
75-84 15.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mount Baw Baw Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nayook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nayook itself.

5,736 in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 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.

Nayook data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Nayook. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Nayook planning - frequently asked

Is Nayook flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Nayook, 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. Baw Baw is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Nayook bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Nayook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.

Is Nayook under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Nayook, and over about 6% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. 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 Nayook?

The dominant planning zone in Nayook is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Activity Zone (RAZ).

Does Nayook have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Nayook.

What is the typical lot size in Nayook?

Across 86 surveyed parcels in Nayook, the median lot size is about 12,399 m². There are also 13 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Nayook?

At the 2021 Census Nayook had 70 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Mount Baw Baw Region statistical area, which contains Nayook, went from 5,736 people in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 18%.

Is Nayook an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nayook scores 968 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Nayook?

Median household income in Nayook was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,234 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Piedmont 2.2 km Not mapped 100%
Neerim Junction 3.4 km <1% 100%
Neerim 5.4 km 2% 100%
Neerim North 8.7 km Not mapped 100%
Gentle Annie 8.9 km 2% 100%
Noojee 8.9 km Not mapped 100%
Ada 10.5 km Not mapped 100%
Neerim South 12.0 km <1% 100%
Jindivick 12.9 km 3% 100%
Vesper 12.9 km Not mapped 100%

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