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Sugarloaf Creek flood map & planning overlays

Sugarloaf Creek's 18 ha farms sit wholly in bushfire mapping, median 49.

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A planning-constraint profile of Sugarloaf Creek (Mitchell, VIC) - 43.08 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 Sugarloaf 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 Sugarloaf 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
68%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
6%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,000 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±16% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Sugarloaf Creek at a glance

Parcels 190 Median lot 178,617 m² Mapped easements 152

How Sugarloaf Creek is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 100%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 43.08 km², Sugarloaf Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 178,617 m² across 190 parcels.

Who lives in Sugarloaf Creek

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

Population
255
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$2,175
per week, Mitchell suburb typical $1,875
Median rent
$200
per week, Mitchell suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,741
per month
Household size
3.0
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1019, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sugarloaf Creek's 255 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.0%
5-14 11.5%
15-19 7.7%
20-24 5.4%
25-34 6.1%
35-44 7.7%
45-54 18.8%
55-64 20.3%
65-74 13.8%
75-84 3.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,213 in 2001 to 4,488 in 2025, up 7%.

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.

Sugarloaf 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 6% of Sugarloaf 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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Sugarloaf Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Sugarloaf Creek flood-prone?

About 5% of Sugarloaf Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.

Is Sugarloaf Creek bushfire-prone?

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

Is Sugarloaf Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Sugarloaf Creek, and over about 68% 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 4,000 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 Sugarloaf Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Sugarloaf Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Sugarloaf Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Sugarloaf Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Sugarloaf Creek?

Across 190 surveyed parcels in Sugarloaf Creek, the median lot size is about 178,617 m². There are also 152 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Sugarloaf Creek?

At the 2021 Census Sugarloaf Creek had 255 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Seymour Surrounds statistical area, which contains Sugarloaf Creek, went from 4,213 people in 2001 to 4,488 in 2025, up 7%.

Is Sugarloaf Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sugarloaf Creek scores 1019 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sugarloaf Creek?

Median household income in Sugarloaf Creek was $2,175 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,875 for the typical suburb in Mitchell. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,741 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Glenaroua 6.0 km 0% 100%
Tallarook 8.7 km 4% 100%
Hilldene 9.9 km 11% 100%
Broadford 10.3 km 3% 97%
Moranding 13.8 km <1% 100%
Sunday Creek 14.5 km 11% 100%
Tyaak 14.6 km Not mapped 100%
Pyalong 15.6 km Not mapped 100%
Seymour 15.9 km 25% 95%
High Camp 16.1 km Not mapped 100%

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