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Sedgwick flood map & planning overlays

Sedgwick households out-earn all of Greater Bendigo, $2,391 a week.

A planning-constraint profile of Sedgwick (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 56.17 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sedgwick's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Sedgwick

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

Under observed aircraft
18%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,000 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±32% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

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.

Sedgwick at a glance

Parcels 505 Median lot 75,343 m² Mapped easements 838

How Sedgwick is zoned

Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 72%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 19%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ4) 5%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 1%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 1%

Selling in Sedgwick? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 56.17 km², Sedgwick is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Living Zone (RLZ1). The median lot measures about 75,343 m² across 505 parcels.

Who lives in Sedgwick

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sedgwick suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
614
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$2,391
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$335
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
2.8
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1080, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sedgwick's 614 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.2%
5-14 15.0%
15-19 6.3%
20-24 5.1%
25-34 5.8%
35-44 11.5%
45-54 15.8%
55-64 19.9%
65-74 11.5%
75-84 4.8%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bendigo Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sedgwick. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sedgwick itself.

4,976 in 2001 to 9,094 in 2025, up 83%.

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.

Sedgwick data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Sedgwick planning - frequently asked

Is Sedgwick flood-prone?

About 9% of Sedgwick falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Sedgwick bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Sedgwick is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Sedgwick under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 18% of Sedgwick in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 ft. 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 Sedgwick?

The dominant planning zone in Sedgwick is Rural Living Zone (RLZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ4).

Does Sedgwick have heritage-listed places?

Sedgwick has 16 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Sedgwick?

Across 505 surveyed parcels in Sedgwick, the median lot size is about 75,343 m². There are also 838 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Sedgwick?

At the 2021 Census Sedgwick had 614 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Bendigo Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Sedgwick, went from 4,976 people in 2001 to 9,094 in 2025, up 83%.

Is Sedgwick an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sedgwick scores 1080 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sedgwick?

Median household income in Sedgwick was $2,391 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $335 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mandurang South 4.7 km 4% 100%
Emu Creek 5.7 km 6% 100%
Axe Creek 7.0 km 0% 100%
Harcourt North 7.5 km 3% 99%
Mandurang 8.0 km 9% 100%
Myrtle Creek
Mount Alexander
8.8 km 11% 100%
Ravenswood 9.6 km 3% 100%
Big Hill (Bendigo) 10.1 km 5% 100%
Strathfieldsaye 10.7 km 9% 96%
Ravenswood South
Mount Alexander
10.9 km Not mapped 100%

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