Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.
Averaged across the 12,268 rural lots in Ararat.
National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.
Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.
Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.
Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).
Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.
Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Ararat.
Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.
Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.
Share of rural lots in Ararat carrying each planning overlay.
From the Victorian Land Use Information System.
The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Ararat.
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| Suburb | Rural lots↓ |
|---|---|
| Ararat 3377 | 1,349 |
| Moyston 3377 | 1,089 |
| Willaura 3379 | 1,076 |
| Tatyoon 3378 | 549 |
| Lake Bolac 3351 | 511 |
| Ballyrogan 3375 | 488 |
| Mininera 3351 | 483 |
| Buangor 3375 | 481 |
| Cathcart 3377 | 461 |
| Maroona 3377 | 439 |
| Streatham 3351 | 389 |
| Pomonal 3381 | 387 |
| Wickliffe 3379 | 361 |
| Norval 3377 | 342 |
| Rhymney 3377 | 282 |
| Dobie 3377 | 247 |
| Westmere 3351 | 238 |
| Denicull Creek 3377 | 225 |
| Rossbridge 3377 | 211 |
| Nerrin Nerrin 3351 | 197 |
| Armstrong 3377 | 196 |
| Willaura North 3379 | 191 |
| Warrak 3377 | 174 |
| Bornes Hill 3379 | 172 |
| Mafeking 3379 | 159 |
| Langi Logan 3377 | 132 |
| Mount Cole Creek 3377 | 130 |
| Dunneworthy 3377 | 121 |
| Stavely 3379 | 106 |
| Yalla-Y-Poora 3378 | 104 |
| Eversley 3377 | 103 |
| Mount Cole 3377 | 98 |
| Narrapumelap South 3293 | 90 |
| Rocky Point 3377 | 55 |
| Bayindeen 3375 | 44 |
Other rural councils in the same region.
Across 12,268 rural lots in Ararat, soil organic carbon averages 1.54%, on the West Victorian Dissected Uplands - Midlands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.
Rural lots in Ararat average 624 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.0°C and a growing season of about 181 days. Aridity index 0.49.
Across rural lots in Ararat: 13% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 0% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.
Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.
Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.