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Shady Creek flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Shady Creek (Baw Baw, VIC) - 58.31 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 Shady Creek'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 Shady Creek

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
63%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
42%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~2 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±15% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

Shady Creek at a glance

Parcels 169 Median lot 192,601 m² Mapped easements 138

How Shady Creek is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 93%
Special Use Zone (SUZ6) 5%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 2%

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

Across its 58.31 km², Shady Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 192,601 m² across 169 parcels.

Who lives in Shady Creek

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

Population
186
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$2,100
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $1,614
Median rent
$200
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$1,733
per month
Household size
2.6
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1034, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Shady Creek's 186 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.4%
5-14 18.0%
15-19 3.3%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 11.5%
35-44 12.6%
45-54 12.6%
55-64 16.9%
65-74 14.8%
75-84 1.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Trafalgar (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Shady Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Shady Creek itself.

6,112 in 2001 to 8,618 in 2025, up 41%.

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.

Shady Creek 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 42% of Shady Creek. 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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Shady Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Shady Creek flood-prone?

About 5% of Shady Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%.

Is Shady Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Shady Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.

Is Shady Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 42% of Shady Creek, and over about 63% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Shady Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Shady Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Special Use Zone (SUZ6) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Shady Creek have heritage-listed places?

Shady Creek has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Shady Creek?

Across 169 surveyed parcels in Shady Creek, the median lot size is about 192,601 m². There are also 138 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Shady Creek?

At the 2021 Census Shady Creek had 186 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Trafalgar (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Shady Creek, went from 6,112 people in 2001 to 8,618 in 2025, up 41%.

Is Shady Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Shady Creek scores 1034 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Shady Creek?

Median household income in Shady Creek was $2,100 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nilma North 6.1 km 3% 100%
Buln Buln East 6.3 km Not mapped 100%
Trafalgar 8.3 km 20% 96%
Willow Grove 8.4 km 15% 96%
Yarragon 9.4 km 24% 98%
Lillico 9.8 km <1% 100%
Crossover 10.1 km <1% 100%
Darnum 10.2 km 12% 99%
Buln Buln 11.0 km 1% 100%
Neerim East 11.3 km Not mapped 100%

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