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Reefton flood map & planning overlays

Reefton's 3,502 m² lots, 8 heritage places and median 40 sit in conservation zoning.

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A planning-constraint profile of Reefton (Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 174.97 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Reefton'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Reefton

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

Under observed aircraft
7%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,000 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Reefton at a glance

Parcels 145 Median lot 3,502 m² Mapped easements 22

How Reefton is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 92%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 7%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3) 0%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Farming Zone (FZ) 0%

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

Across its 174.97 km², Reefton 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 Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 3,502 m² across 145 parcels.

Who lives in Reefton

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

Population
102
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$850
per week, Yarra Ranges suburb typical $1,999
Median mortgage
$1,100
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 893, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Reefton's 102 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.8%
5-14 16.5%
15-19 3.9%
20-24 4.9%
25-34 11.7%
35-44 13.6%
45-54 18.4%
55-64 11.7%
65-74 4.9%
75-84 7.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Upper Yarra Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Reefton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Reefton itself.

173 in 2001 to 236 in 2025, up 36%.

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.

Reefton data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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 pathsObservedadsb.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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Reefton planning - frequently asked

Is Reefton flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Reefton and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).

Is Reefton bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Reefton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.

Is Reefton under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Reefton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Reefton?

The dominant planning zone in Reefton is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3).

Does Reefton have heritage-listed places?

Reefton has 8 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Reefton?

Across 145 surveyed parcels in Reefton, the median lot size is about 3,502 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Reefton?

At the 2021 Census Reefton had 102 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Upper Yarra Valley statistical area, which contains Reefton, went from 173 people in 2001 to 236 in 2025, up 36%.

Is Reefton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Reefton scores 893 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Reefton?

Median household income in Reefton was $850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mcmahons Creek 6.4 km <1% 100%
East Warburton 12.5 km 1% 100%
Cambarville 12.5 km Not mapped 100%
Big Pats Creek 16.6 km Not mapped 100%
Marysville
Murrindindi		 17.6 km 1% 100%
Loch Valley
Baw Baw		 18.1 km Not mapped 100%
Noojee
Baw Baw		 18.9 km Not mapped 100%
Warburton 19.4 km <1% 100%
Ada
Baw Baw		 19.6 km Not mapped 100%
Toorongo
Baw Baw		 20.2 km Not mapped 100%

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