Yaapeet flood map & planning overlays
Yaapeet's median of 46 makes it 3rd-youngest in Yarriambiack.
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A planning-constraint profile of Yaapeet
(Yarriambiack, VIC) - 399.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
399.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yaapeet's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Yaapeet at a glance
How Yaapeet is zoned
Selling in Yaapeet? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 399.33 km², Yaapeet 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 380,436 m² across 239 parcels.
Who lives in Yaapeet
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yaapeet 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 1027, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yaapeet's 75 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yaapeet. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yaapeet 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.
Yaapeet 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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.
Check a specific Yaapeet address
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Yaapeet planning - frequently asked
Is Yaapeet flood-prone?
About 5% of Yaapeet falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Yaapeet bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Yaapeet is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Yaapeet?
The dominant planning zone in Yaapeet is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Yaapeet have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Yaapeet.
What is the typical lot size in Yaapeet?
Across 239 surveyed parcels in Yaapeet, the median lot size is about 380,436 m². There are also 44 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yaapeet have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yaapeet itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Yaapeet?
At the 2021 Census Yaapeet had 75 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Yarriambiack statistical area, which contains Yaapeet, went from 8,114 people in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
Is Yaapeet an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yaapeet scores 1027 and sits in decile 8 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 Yaapeet?
Median household income in Yaapeet was $1,575 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,350 for the typical suburb in Yarriambiack. Median rent was $50 a week and the median mortgage repayment $325 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albacutya Hindmarsh |
10.3 km | 84% | 100% |
| Hopetoun | 24.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| Rainbow Hindmarsh |
26.3 km | 13% | 99% |
| Kenmare Hindmarsh |
30.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Patchewollock Mildura |
31.3 km | 3% | 100% |
| Rosebery | 35.9 km | 9% | 100% |
| Beulah | 41.3 km | 2% | 100% |
| Turriff | 43.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Willenabrina | 43.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Speed | 45.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |