Rich Avon flood map & planning overlays
Rich Avon's 97 ha farms see 21.2% flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Rich Avon
(Buloke, VIC) - 57.91 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
57.91 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rich Avon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Rich Avon at a glance
How Rich Avon is zoned
Selling in Rich Avon? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 57.91 km², Rich Avon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 966,998 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Rich Avon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rich Avon 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 1015, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rich Avon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rich Avon 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.
Rich Avon 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.
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Rich Avon planning - frequently asked
Is Rich Avon flood-prone?
About 21% of Rich Avon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Rich Avon bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Rich Avon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Rich Avon?
The dominant planning zone in Rich Avon is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Rich Avon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Rich Avon.
What is the typical lot size in Rich Avon?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Rich Avon, the median lot size is about 966,998 m².
Is Rich Avon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rich Avon scores 1015 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laen East | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Laen | 7.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rich Avon East Northern Grampians |
7.6 km | 86% | 100% |
| Laen North | 10.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Avon Plains Northern Grampians |
10.4 km | 46% | 100% |
| Rich Avon West Northern Grampians |
11.8 km | 22% | 100% |
| Swanwater West Northern Grampians |
12.6 km | 10% | 100% |
| Cope Cope | 13.4 km | 35% | 100% |
| Donald | 16.1 km | 37% | 99% |
| York Plains Northern Grampians |
16.2 km | 98% | 100% |