Reedy Lake flood map & planning overlays
Flood mapping covers 93.2% of Reedy Lake, 3rd of 49 in Gannawarra.
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A planning-constraint profile of Reedy Lake
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 30.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
30.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Reedy Lake's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Reedy Lake at a glance
How Reedy Lake is zoned
Selling in Reedy Lake? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 30.52 km², Reedy Lake is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 93% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 81% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 45,928 m² across 85 parcels.
Who lives in Reedy Lake
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Reedy Lake 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 985, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Reedy Lake. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Reedy Lake itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Reedy Lake 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 15 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 Reedy Lake address
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Reedy Lake planning - frequently asked
Is Reedy Lake flood-prone?
About 93% of Reedy Lake falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Reedy Lake bushfire-prone?
Around 81% of Reedy Lake is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Reedy Lake?
The dominant planning zone in Reedy Lake is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Reedy Lake have heritage-listed places?
Reedy Lake has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Reedy Lake?
Across 85 surveyed parcels in Reedy Lake, the median lot size is about 45,928 m². There are also 49 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Reedy Lake an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Reedy Lake scores 985 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capels Crossing | 6.7 km | 85% | 100% |
| Fairley | 7.1 km | 39% | 100% |
| Kerang | 7.5 km | 89% | 94% |
| Westby | 8.1 km | 73% | 100% |
| Wandella | 9.6 km | 57% | 100% |
| Lake Charm | 9.7 km | 55% | 92% |
| Myall (Kerang) | 12.9 km | 36% | 100% |
| Bael Bael | 13.7 km | 53% | 100% |
| Teal Point | 14.7 km | 24% | 100% |
| Murrabit | 15.2 km | 68% | 100% |