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Turriff zoning & planning overlays

Turriff holds 11 ha FZ lots under total bushfire cover.

A planning-constraint profile of Turriff (Yarriambiack, VIC) - 131.17 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 Turriff's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Turriff at a glance

Parcels 123 Median lot 108,687 m² Mapped easements 51 Bus stops 2

How Turriff is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 99%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 131.17 km², Turriff 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 108,687 m² across 123 parcels.

Who lives in Turriff

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

Population
30
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 962, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.

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.

Turriff 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 pathsNot watchedadsb.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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Turriff planning - frequently asked

Is Turriff flood-prone?

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

Is Turriff bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Turriff is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.

What is the zoning in Turriff?

The dominant planning zone in Turriff is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).

Does Turriff have heritage-listed places?

Turriff has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Turriff?

Across 123 surveyed parcels in Turriff, the median lot size is about 108,687 m². There are also 51 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Turriff have a train station?

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

Is Turriff an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Turriff scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Speed 6.1 km Not mapped 100%
Turriff East
Buloke
12.4 km Not mapped 100%
Straten
Buloke
14.9 km Not mapped 100%
Tempy
Mildura
18.7 km Not mapped 100%
Lascelles 18.8 km Not mapped 100%
Tyenna
Buloke
18.8 km Not mapped 100%
Nyarrin
Buloke
22.1 km Not mapped 100%
Ninda
Buloke
24.0 km 0% 100%
Patchewollock
Mildura
26.4 km 3% 100%
Nandaly
Buloke
26.5 km Not mapped 100%

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