Rhymney flood map & planning overlays
Rhymney is young for Ararat, median 39, 2nd-lowest.
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A planning-constraint profile of Rhymney
(Ararat, VIC) - 53.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
53.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rhymney'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 Rhymney
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: 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.
Rhymney at a glance
How Rhymney is zoned
Selling in Rhymney? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 53.29 km², Rhymney 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 81,757 m² across 283 parcels.
Who lives in Rhymney
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rhymney 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 994, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rhymney's 56 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ararat Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rhymney. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rhymney itself.
3,183 in 2001 to 3,181 in 2025, down 0%.
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.
Rhymney 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 Rhymney 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 →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 Rhymney lot.
Rhymney planning - frequently asked
Is Rhymney flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Rhymney and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 5%).
Is Rhymney bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Rhymney is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ararat average of 100%.
Is Rhymney under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Rhymney in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Rhymney?
The dominant planning zone in Rhymney is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Rhymney have heritage-listed places?
Rhymney has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rhymney?
Across 283 surveyed parcels in Rhymney, the median lot size is about 81,757 m². There are also 44 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Rhymney?
At the 2021 Census Rhymney had 56 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Ararat Surrounds statistical area, which contains Rhymney, went from 3,183 people in 2001 to 3,181 in 2025, down 0%.
Is Rhymney an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rhymney scores 994 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 Rhymney?
Median household income in Rhymney was $1,624 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,370 for the typical suburb in Ararat. Median rent was $70 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moyston | 7.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Norval | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Armstrong | 9.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Black Range (Stawell) Northern Grampians |
9.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Great Western Northern Grampians |
11.4 km | 7% | 100% |
| Bellellen Northern Grampians |
11.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Cathcart | 14.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rocky Point | 14.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lake Fyans Northern Grampians |
16.2 km | 59% | 92% |
| Pomonal Northern Grampians |
17.0 km | <1% | 100% |