Staffordshire Reef zoning & planning overlays
Staffordshire Reef is Golden Plains' oldest, median 60.
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A planning-constraint profile of Staffordshire Reef
(Golden Plains, VIC) - 18.85 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
18.85 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 Staffordshire Reef's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Staffordshire Reef
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
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.
Staffordshire Reef at a glance
How Staffordshire Reef is zoned
Selling in Staffordshire Reef? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 18.85 km², Staffordshire Reef 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. There are 19 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 40,454 m² across 118 parcels.
Who lives in Staffordshire Reef
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Staffordshire Reef 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 898, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Staffordshire Reef's 63 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Golden Plains - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Staffordshire Reef. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Staffordshire Reef itself.
3,875 in 2001 to 5,021 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Staffordshire Reef 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.
Check a specific Staffordshire Reef address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Staffordshire Reef. 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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Staffordshire Reef planning - frequently asked
Is Staffordshire Reef flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Staffordshire Reef, 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. Golden Plains is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Staffordshire Reef bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Staffordshire Reef is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Golden Plains average of 100%.
Is Staffordshire Reef under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Staffordshire Reef, and over about 60% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Staffordshire Reef?
The dominant planning zone in Staffordshire Reef is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) and Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Staffordshire Reef have heritage-listed places?
Staffordshire Reef has 19 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Staffordshire Reef?
Across 118 surveyed parcels in Staffordshire Reef, the median lot size is about 40,454 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Staffordshire Reef?
At the 2021 Census Staffordshire Reef had 63 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Golden Plains - North statistical area, which contains Staffordshire Reef, went from 3,875 people in 2001 to 5,021 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Staffordshire Reef an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Staffordshire Reef scores 898 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 Staffordshire Reef?
Median household income in Staffordshire Reef was $739 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,748 for the typical suburb in Golden Plains. Median rent was $135 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berringa | 4.3 km | 2% | 100% |
| Piggoreet | 4.3 km | 7% | 100% |
| Newtown (Ballarat) | 4.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Springdallah | 5.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Scarsdale | 6.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Happy Valley (Ballarat) | 7.7 km | 2% | 100% |
| Cape Clear | 8.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Enfield | 8.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Smythesdale | 10.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Illabarook | 10.8 km | 6% | 100% |