Areas / Buloke / Teddywaddy West

Teddywaddy West flood map & planning overlays

Teddywaddy West sits almost entirely in flood mapping, 99.5%, behind only Glenloth.

A planning-constraint profile of Teddywaddy West (Buloke, VIC) - 79.3 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 Teddywaddy West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Teddywaddy West at a glance

Parcels 107 Median lot 645,318 m² Mapped easements 50

How Teddywaddy West is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 99%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

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

Across its 79.3 km², Teddywaddy West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% 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 645,318 m² across 107 parcels.

Who lives in Teddywaddy West

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

Population
12
usual residents, 2021

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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 988, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.

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.

Teddywaddy West 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 pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.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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Teddywaddy West planning - frequently asked

Is Teddywaddy West flood-prone?

About 100% of Teddywaddy West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.

Is Teddywaddy West bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Teddywaddy West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.

What is the zoning in Teddywaddy West?

The dominant planning zone in Teddywaddy West is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Teddywaddy West have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Teddywaddy West.

What is the typical lot size in Teddywaddy West?

Across 107 surveyed parcels in Teddywaddy West, the median lot size is about 645,318 m². There are also 50 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Teddywaddy West an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Teddywaddy West scores 988 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wycheproof South 5.9 km 99% 100%
Granite Flat 7.6 km 95% 100%
Chirrip 8.5 km 99% 100%
Wooroonook 8.7 km 64% 100%
Teddywaddy 10.7 km 84% 100%
Glenloth 12.6 km 100% 100%
Wycheproof 13.5 km 71% 100%
Thalia 14.7 km 78% 100%
Jeffcott North 15.4 km 25% 100%
Charlton 15.5 km 47% 100%

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