Tyrrell Downs flood map & planning overlays
Tyrrell Downs: 203 ha lots and 13.1% environmental significance overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Tyrrell Downs
(Buloke, VIC) - 201.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
201.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tyrrell Downs's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tyrrell Downs at a glance
How Tyrrell Downs is zoned
Selling in Tyrrell Downs? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 201.04 km², Tyrrell Downs is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% 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 2,029,958 m² across 71 parcels.
Who lives in Tyrrell Downs
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tyrrell Downs 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 1045, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tyrrell Downs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tyrrell Downs 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.
Tyrrell Downs data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 29 September 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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Tyrrell Downs planning - frequently asked
Is Tyrrell Downs flood-prone?
About 11% of Tyrrell Downs falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Tyrrell Downs bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tyrrell Downs is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Tyrrell Downs?
The dominant planning zone in Tyrrell Downs is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Tyrrell Downs have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tyrrell Downs.
What is the typical lot size in Tyrrell Downs?
Across 71 surveyed parcels in Tyrrell Downs, the median lot size is about 2,029,958 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Tyrrell Downs an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tyrrell Downs scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tyrrell | 9.4 km | 89% | 4% |
| Chillingollah Swan Hill |
11.4 km | 13% | 100% |
| Tyrrell | 12.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Bimbourie | 15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Waitchie Swan Hill |
15.7 km | 20% | 100% |
| Chinkapook Swan Hill |
16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sea Lake | 18.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Gerahmin Swan Hill |
20.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Polisbet Swan Hill |
21.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Turoar Swan Hill |
21.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |