Neerim South flood map & planning overlays
Neerim South is home to 1,599 residents, 6th of 83 in Baw Baw.
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A planning-constraint profile of Neerim South
(Baw Baw, VIC) - 63.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
63.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Neerim South'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 South
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: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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 South at a glance
How Neerim South is zoned
Selling in Neerim South? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 63.95 km², Neerim South 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 are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,600 m² across 1,170 parcels.
Who lives in Neerim South
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Neerim South 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 981, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Neerim South's 1,599 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 South. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Neerim South 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 South 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 South address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Neerim South. 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 South lot.
Neerim South planning - frequently asked
Is Neerim South flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Neerim South and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 11%).
Is Neerim South bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Neerim South is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.
Is Neerim South under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Neerim South, and over about 42% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Neerim South?
The dominant planning zone in Neerim South is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Activity Zone (RAZ).
Does Neerim South have heritage-listed places?
Neerim South has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Neerim South?
Across 1,170 surveyed parcels in Neerim South, the median lot size is about 1,600 m². There are also 718 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Neerim South have a train station?
There is no train station inside Neerim South itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Neerim South?
At the 2021 Census Neerim South had 1,599 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Mount Baw Baw Region statistical area, which contains Neerim South, went from 5,736 people in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 18%.
Is Neerim South an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Neerim South scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Neerim South?
Median household income in Neerim South was $1,359 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,549 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossover | 5.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Neerim | 6.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Buln Buln East | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Neerim East | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rokeby | 8.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| Jindivick | 9.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Buln Buln | 10.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Neerim North | 10.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bravington | 10.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Neerim Junction | 10.3 km | <1% | 100% |