Patho flood map & planning overlays
Patho locals (median 46) farm 15 ha lots, 39.3% flood-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Patho
(Campaspe, VIC) - 156.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
156.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Patho's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Patho at a glance
How Patho is zoned
Selling in Patho? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 156.23 km², Patho 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 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 150,779 m² across 347 parcels.
Who lives in Patho
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Patho 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 989, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Patho's 138 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockington - Gunbower, the wider ABS statistical area containing Patho. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Patho itself.
4,370 in 2001 to 3,950 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Patho 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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Patho planning - frequently asked
Is Patho flood-prone?
About 39% of Patho falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Patho bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Patho is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campaspe average of 98%.
What is the zoning in Patho?
The dominant planning zone in Patho is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Special Use Zone (SUZ1).
Does Patho have heritage-listed places?
Patho has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Patho?
Across 347 surveyed parcels in Patho, the median lot size is about 150,779 m². There are also 63 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Patho?
At the 2021 Census Patho had 138 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Lockington - Gunbower statistical area, which contains Patho, went from 4,370 people in 2001 to 3,950 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Patho an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Patho scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Patho?
Median household income in Patho was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Campaspe. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunbower | 8.5 km | 54% | 82% |
| Jungaburra Loddon |
9.0 km | 75% | 100% |
| Terrick Terrick East | 10.1 km | 44% | 100% |
| Leitchville Gannawarra |
13.2 km | 52% | 100% |
| Torrumbarry | 13.5 km | 43% | 100% |
| Sylvaterre Loddon |
14.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Terrick Terrick Loddon |
15.1 km | 42% | 100% |
| Pyramid Hill Loddon |
17.7 km | 43% | 100% |
| Wee Wee Rup Gannawarra |
18.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Roslynmead | 19.3 km | 19% | 100% |