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Benalla

6,098 rural lots across 40 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

6,098
Rural lots
173,546 ha
Rural land
1.45%
Soil organic carbon
99%
Mean green cover

Benalla — rural suburbs

© State of Victoria · CSIRO · TERN

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots
10 500 5,000+
Soil

Soil condition and land systems

Averaged across the 6,098 rural lots in Benalla.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.

1.45%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Moderate organic carbon
5.0
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
East Victorian Dissected Uplands
Salinity moderate
Water erosion low
Waterlogging nil

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.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall
701 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
14.5 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
29.9 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
2.8 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.56 P/PET
Sub-humid
Growing season
189 days / yr
frost-free + adequate moisture

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).

Vegetation

Cover profile

Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.

Green cover99%
Bare ground1%
Dominant vegetation class
Valley Grassy Forest
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Benalla.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

100%
in a groundwater management area — BROKEN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary / Quaternary Aquifer (UTQA)
aquifer
m to water table
2,541
EC µS/cm
Groundwater is brackish — limited stock and irrigation use.

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.

Planning overlays

Overlay coverage across rural lots

Share of rural lots in Benalla carrying each planning overlay.

Bushfire management (BMO) 17%
Vegetation protection (VPO) 13%
Significant landscape (SLO) 2%
No exposure
Flood (LSIO / FO) · Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Environmental significance (ESO) · Heritage (HO) · Environmental audit (EAO)
Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the Victorian Land Use Information System.

Domestic Livestock Grazing

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Benalla.

Rural suburbs in Benalla (32)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Benalla 3672 1,133
Tatong 3673 363
Baddaginnie 3670 338
Goorambat 3725 330
Devenish 3726 326
Molyullah 3673 307
Warrenbayne 3670 240
Thoona 3726 239
Swanpool 3673 237
Stewarton 3725 233
Winton 3673 207
Taminick 3675 200
Lurg 3673 199
Chesney Vale 3725 197
Goomalibee 3673 191
Moorngag 3673 162
Lima East 3673 133
Lima South 3673 118
Bungeet West 3726 117
Glenrowan West 3675 99
Lima 3673 95
Upper Lurg 3673 95
Samaria 3673 86
Broken Creek 3673 86
Boxwood 3725 80
Upper Ryans Creek 3673 79
Boweya 3675 75
Tarnook 3670 70
Mount Bruno 3675 56
Winton North 3673 39
Bungeet 3726 39
Archerton 3723 24
Land character
Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 6% of lots

About Benalla

What is the rural land in Benalla like?

Across 6,098 rural lots in Benalla, soil organic carbon averages 1.45%, on the East Victorian Dissected Uplands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of Benalla's rural land?

Rural lots in Benalla average 701 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 14.5°C and a growing season of about 189 days. Aridity index 0.56.

What planning overlays apply across Benalla?

Across rural lots in Benalla: 17% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 0% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.

What data sources are used?

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.