Neerim Junction flood map & planning overlays
Neerim Junction keeps 2 ha farm lots under total bushfire cover, median 53.
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A planning-constraint profile of Neerim Junction
(Baw Baw, VIC) - 15.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
15.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Neerim Junction's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Neerim Junction
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
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.
Neerim Junction at a glance
How Neerim Junction is zoned
Selling in Neerim Junction? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 15.02 km², Neerim Junction is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 20,234 m² across 127 parcels.
Who lives in Neerim Junction
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Neerim Junction 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 968, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Neerim Junction's 139 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Baw Baw Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Neerim Junction. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Neerim Junction 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.
Neerim Junction 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.
Check a specific Neerim Junction address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Neerim Junction. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Neerim Junction lot.
Neerim Junction planning - frequently asked
Is Neerim Junction flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Neerim Junction and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 11%).
Is Neerim Junction bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Neerim Junction is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.
Is Neerim Junction under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Neerim Junction, and over about 15% 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 4,500 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 Neerim Junction?
The dominant planning zone in Neerim Junction is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Neerim Junction have heritage-listed places?
Neerim Junction has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Neerim Junction?
Across 127 surveyed parcels in Neerim Junction, the median lot size is about 20,234 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Neerim Junction have a train station?
There is no train station inside Neerim Junction itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Neerim Junction?
At the 2021 Census Neerim Junction had 139 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mount Baw Baw Region statistical area, which contains Neerim Junction, went from 5,736 people in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 18%.
Is Neerim Junction an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Neerim Junction 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 Neerim Junction?
Median household income in Neerim Junction was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,539 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nayook | 3.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Piedmont | 3.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Neerim | 4.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Neerim North | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Noojee | 9.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Vesper | 10.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Neerim South | 10.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Fumina | 11.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Icy Creek | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gentle Annie | 11.8 km | 2% | 100% |