Richmond Plains zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Richmond Plains
(Loddon, VIC) - 44.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
44.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Richmond Plains's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Richmond Plains
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 to
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.
Richmond Plains at a glance
How Richmond Plains is zoned
Selling in Richmond Plains? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 44.24 km², Richmond Plains is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 397,458 m² across 88 parcels.
Who lives in Richmond Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Richmond Plains 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 999, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Loddon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Richmond Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Richmond Plains itself.
8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Richmond Plains data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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.
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Richmond Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Richmond Plains flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Richmond Plains, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Loddon is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Richmond Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Richmond Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.
Is Richmond Plains under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Richmond Plains in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Richmond Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Richmond Plains is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Richmond Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Richmond Plains.
What is the typical lot size in Richmond Plains?
Across 88 surveyed parcels in Richmond Plains, the median lot size is about 397,458 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Richmond Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Richmond Plains scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeungroon East Buloke |
5.8 km | 23% | 100% |
| Nine Mile | 6.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woosang Buloke |
8.1 km | 50% | 100% |
| Wedderburn | 10.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Skinners Flat | 10.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Berrimal | 11.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yawong Hills Buloke |
11.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yeungroon Buloke |
12.0 km | 23% | 100% |
| Buckrabanyule Buloke |
14.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Barrakee Buloke |
14.6 km | 70% | 100% |