Rochester flood map & planning overlays
Rochester, 3,154 people strong, has 22 bus stops, 2nd in Campaspe.
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A planning-constraint profile of Rochester
(Campaspe, VIC) - 86.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
86.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rochester's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Rochester
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: observed, lowest 9,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Rochester at a glance
How Rochester is zoned
Selling in Rochester? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 86.36 km², Rochester is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 27 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 1,075 m² across 2,690 parcels.
Who lives in Rochester
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rochester 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 899, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rochester's 3,154 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rochester, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rochester. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rochester itself.
3,687 in 2001 to 3,691 in 2025, up 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.
Rochester 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.
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Rochester planning - frequently asked
Is Rochester flood-prone?
About 34% of Rochester falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Rochester bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Rochester is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campaspe average of 98%.
Is Rochester under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Rochester in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). 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 Rochester?
The dominant planning zone in Rochester is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ2).
Does Rochester have heritage-listed places?
Rochester has 27 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rochester?
Across 2,690 surveyed parcels in Rochester, the median lot size is about 1,075 m². There are also 512 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Rochester have a train station?
Yes - Rochester has 1 train station: Rochester Station. It is also served by 22 bus stops.
What is the population of Rochester?
At the 2021 Census Rochester had 3,154 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Rochester statistical area, which contains Rochester, went from 3,687 people in 2001 to 3,691 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Rochester an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rochester scores 899 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 Rochester?
Median household income in Rochester was $1,073 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Campaspe. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonn | 5.7 km | 22% | 100% |
| Fairy Dell (Rochester) | 5.8 km | 72% | 100% |
| Ballendella | 8.2 km | 55% | 100% |
| Nanneella | 9.6 km | 22% | 100% |
| Burnewang | 11.9 km | 32% | 100% |
| Bamawm | 12.5 km | 16% | 100% |
| Corop | 12.6 km | 36% | 90% |
| Strathallan | 13.6 km | 72% | 100% |
| Diggora | 14.7 km | 2% | 100% |
| Elmore Greater Bendigo |
16.5 km | 9% | 100% |