Rochford flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Rochford flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Rochford address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

Flood mapping covers Rochford and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 100% of Rochford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Rochford is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ2) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Rochford has 2 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 87 surveyed parcels in Rochford, the median lot size is about 68,906 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

At the 2021 Census Rochford had 71 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Romsey statistical area, which contains Rochford, went from 7,425 people in 2001 to 11,567 in 2025, up 56%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Rochford alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rochford scores 1083 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Rochford was $1,624 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $406 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,907 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Rochford planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.