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Yarck flood map & planning overlays

Yarck's 3 ha farms hold 6 heritage places, an older median of 54.

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A planning-constraint profile of Yarck (Murrindindi, VIC) - 86.65 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 Yarck's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Yarck

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
18%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
4,500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 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.

Yarck at a glance

Parcels 457 Median lot 27,154 m² Mapped easements 101 Bus stops 2

How Yarck is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 87%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 9%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ4) 1%
Township Zone (TZ1) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1) 0%

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

Across its 86.65 km², Yarck is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 27,154 m² across 457 parcels.

Who lives in Yarck

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

Population
194
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,178
per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $1,375
Median rent
$200
per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $264
Median mortgage
$1,339
per month
Household size
2.3
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1000, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Yarck's 194 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.6%
5-14 10.6%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 1.6%
25-34 8.0%
35-44 8.5%
45-54 15.4%
55-64 21.3%
65-74 18.6%
75-84 6.4%
85+ 1.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,263 in 2001 to 6,849 in 2025, up 9%.

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.

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

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Yarck planning - frequently asked

Is Yarck flood-prone?

About 2% of Yarck falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.

Is Yarck bushfire-prone?

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

Is Yarck under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 18% of Yarck in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Yarck?

The dominant planning zone in Yarck is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ4).

Does Yarck have heritage-listed places?

Yarck has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Yarck?

Across 457 surveyed parcels in Yarck, the median lot size is about 27,154 m². There are also 101 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Yarck have a train station?

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

What is the population of Yarck?

At the 2021 Census Yarck had 194 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Alexandra statistical area, which contains Yarck, went from 6,263 people in 2001 to 6,849 in 2025, up 9%.

Is Yarck an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yarck scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Yarck?

Median household income in Yarck was $1,178 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Murrindindi. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,339 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kanumbra 7.3 km Not mapped 100%
Cathkin 8.1 km 24% 100%
Koriella 8.3 km 8% 100%
Gobur 8.9 km Not mapped 100%
Fawcett 9.7 km 1% 100%
Terip Terip 10.3 km Not mapped 100%
Caveat 10.7 km Not mapped 100%
Molesworth 11.4 km 15% 100%
Whanregarwen 14.7 km 31% 100%
Merton
Mansfield		 14.7 km 3% 100%

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