Rich Avon West flood map & planning overlays
Rich Avon West: 33 ha farms, 22.5% of the land in flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Rich Avon West
(Northern Grampians, VIC) - 96.35 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
96.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rich Avon West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Rich Avon West at a glance
How Rich Avon West is zoned
Selling in Rich Avon West? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 96.35 km², Rich Avon West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 331,907 m² across 186 parcels.
Who lives in Rich Avon West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rich Avon West 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 1030, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of St Arnaud, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rich Avon West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rich Avon West itself.
4,075 in 2001 to 3,394 in 2025, down 17%.
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 West 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 West planning - frequently asked
Is Rich Avon West flood-prone?
About 22% of Rich Avon West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 27%.
Is Rich Avon West bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Rich Avon West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Northern Grampians average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Rich Avon West?
The dominant planning zone in Rich Avon West is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Rich Avon West have heritage-listed places?
Rich Avon West has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rich Avon West?
Across 186 surveyed parcels in Rich Avon West, the median lot size is about 331,907 m². There are also 51 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Rich Avon West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rich Avon West scores 1030 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laen Buloke |
7.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rich Avon East | 8.5 km | 86% | 100% |
| Banyena | 10.1 km | 86% | 100% |
| Rich Avon Buloke |
11.8 km | 21% | 100% |
| Avon Plains | 13.1 km | 46% | 100% |
| Minyip Yarriambiack |
13.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| York Plains | 14.2 km | 98% | 100% |
| Laen North Buloke |
14.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Laen East Buloke |
14.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Grays Bridge | 15.6 km | 100% | 100% |