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Tarrington zoning & planning overlays

Tarrington: 11 heritage places, 8 ha farms, total bushfire cover.

A planning-constraint profile of Tarrington (Southern Grampians, VIC) - 55.9 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tarrington'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tarrington

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
20%
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 4,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.

Tarrington at a glance

Parcels 300 Median lot 84,897 m² Mapped easements 25 Bus stops 2

How Tarrington is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Township Zone (TZ) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 1%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 55.9 km², Tarrington 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 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 84,897 m² across 300 parcels.

Who lives in Tarrington

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

Population
328
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,713
per week, Southern Grampians suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$215
per week, Southern Grampians suburb typical $177
Median mortgage
$1,632
per month
Household size
2.5
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1048, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tarrington's 328 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.4%
5-14 14.9%
15-19 7.4%
20-24 1.8%
25-34 6.0%
35-44 8.9%
45-54 12.5%
55-64 16.4%
65-74 21.7%
75-84 5.1%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,728 in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.

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.

Tarrington data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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 Tarrington. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Tarrington lot.

Tarrington planning - frequently asked

Is Tarrington flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Tarrington, 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. Southern Grampians is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Tarrington bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Tarrington is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Grampians average of 100%.

Is Tarrington under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Tarrington, and over about 20% 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. 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 Tarrington?

The dominant planning zone in Tarrington is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Township Zone (TZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Tarrington have heritage-listed places?

Tarrington has 11 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tarrington?

Across 300 surveyed parcels in Tarrington, the median lot size is about 84,897 m². There are also 25 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tarrington have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tarrington itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Tarrington?

At the 2021 Census Tarrington had 328 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Southern Grampians statistical area, which contains Tarrington, went from 6,728 people in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.

Is Tarrington an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tarrington scores 1048 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tarrington?

Median household income in Tarrington was $1,713 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Southern Grampians. Median rent was $215 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,632 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Warrayure 7.0 km Not mapped 100%
Strathkellar 7.2 km Not mapped 100%
Yatchaw 8.2 km Not mapped 100%
Hamilton 9.2 km 2% 96%
Croxton East 9.3 km Not mapped 100%
Tabor 9.3 km Not mapped 100%
Buckley Swamp 10.6 km Not mapped 100%
Moutajup 13.2 km Not mapped 100%
Mount Napier 15.2 km Not mapped 100%
Byaduk North 16.2 km Not mapped 100%

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