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Nyarrin zoning & planning overlays

Nyarrin's 118 ha farms are 100% bushfire.

A planning-constraint profile of Nyarrin (Buloke, VIC) - 91.06 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 Nyarrin's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Nyarrin at a glance

Parcels 85 Median lot 1,179,255 m² Mapped easements 17

How Nyarrin is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 99%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%

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

Across its 91.06 km², Nyarrin 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. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,179,255 m² across 85 parcels.

Who lives in Nyarrin

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

Population
17
usual residents, 2021

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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nyarrin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nyarrin 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.

Nyarrin 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 pathsNot watchedadsb.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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Nyarrin planning - frequently asked

Is Nyarrin flood-prone?

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

Is Nyarrin bushfire-prone?

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

What is the zoning in Nyarrin?

The dominant planning zone in Nyarrin is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).

Does Nyarrin have heritage-listed places?

Nyarrin has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Nyarrin?

Across 85 surveyed parcels in Nyarrin, the median lot size is about 1,179,255 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Nyarrin an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nyarrin scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ninda 5.8 km 0% 100%
Nandaly 8.5 km Not mapped 100%
Straten 9.3 km Not mapped 100%
Bimbourie 10.0 km 0% 100%
Turriff East 10.5 km Not mapped 100%
Tyenna 11.5 km Not mapped 100%
Lake Tyrrell 15.3 km 89% 4%
Pier Milan 17.3 km 0% 100%
Myall (Sea Lake) 19.4 km Not mapped 100%
Lascelles
Yarriambiack
20.1 km Not mapped 100%

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