1,905,165 rural lots pre-computed | New South Wales · Queensland · Victoria | Interactive intelligence maps across every rural lot | Soil, carbon, climate, water and vegetation per property | Regulatory obligations matched to your land | Know what you CAN do with your land | 1,905,165 rural lots pre-computed | New South Wales · Queensland · Victoria | Interactive intelligence maps across every rural lot | Soil, carbon, climate, water and vegetation per property | Regulatory obligations matched to your land | Know what you CAN do with your land |
Loddon Campaspe

Central Goldfields

11,251 rural lots across 49 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

11,251
Rural lots
111,624 ha
Rural land
1.21%
Soil organic carbon
97%
Mean green cover

Central Goldfields — 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 11,251 rural lots in Central Goldfields.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

1.21%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Moderate organic carbon
5.5
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
West Victorian Dissected Uplands - Midlands
Salinity moderate
Water erosion high
Waterlogging nil
Perennial agriculture potential moderate

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
549 mm
Sub-humid
Mean annual temp
14.0 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
28.7 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
3.0 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.41 P/PET
Semi-arid
Growing season
152 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 cover97%
Bare ground3%
Dominant vegetation class
Grassy Woodland
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Central Goldfields.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

8%
in a groundwater management area — MID LODDON GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
82%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary / Quaternary Basalt Aquifer (UTB)
aquifer
15.1
m to water table
EC µS/cm

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 Central Goldfields carrying each planning overlay.

Salinity management (SMO) 47%
Erosion management (EMO) 40%
Erosion-prone land — earthworks and building controls apply.
Bushfire management (BMO) 35%
Bushfire Management Overlay — construction and defendable-space standards apply.
Flood (LSIO / FO) 31%
Land Subject to Inundation or Floodway Overlay.
Environmental significance (ESO) 14%
Vegetation protection (VPO) 6%
Heritage (HO) 3%
Significant landscape (SLO) 1%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · 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 Central Goldfields.

Rural suburbs in Central Goldfields (40)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Talbot 3371 1,291
Majorca 3465 798
Dunolly 3472 737
Carisbrook 3464 711
Bealiba 3475 640
Amherst 3371 480
Bung Bong 3465 447
Wareek 3465 415
Eddington 3472 408
Moliagul 3472 370
Moolort 3465 357
Bet Bet 3472 354
Craigie 3465 342
Bowenvale 3465 306
Daisy Hill 3465 299
Alma 3465 294
Maryborough 3465 294
Adelaide Lead 3465 284
Moonlight Flat 3465 261
Cotswold 3465 243
Betley 3472 235
Lillicur 3371 221
Red Lion 3371 219
Timor 3465 202
Timor West 3465 200
Dunach 3371 199
Bromley 3472 196
Caralulup 3371 183
Archdale 3475 156
Havelock 3465 149
Mount Glasgow 3371 142
Dunluce 3472 128
Archdale Junction 3475 124
Goldsborough 3472 116
Joyces Creek 3364 112
Mount Cameron 3370 105
Mount Hooghly 3472 90
Inkerman 3472 89
Simson 3465 70
Flagstaff 3465 13
Land character
Land use Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle Crown land 13% of lots

About Central Goldfields

What is the rural land in Central Goldfields like?

Across 11,251 rural lots in Central Goldfields, soil organic carbon averages 1.21%, on the West Victorian Dissected Uplands - Midlands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of Central Goldfields's rural land?

Rural lots in Central Goldfields average 549 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 14.0°C and a growing season of about 152 days. Aridity index 0.41.

What planning overlays apply across Central Goldfields?

Across rural lots in Central Goldfields: 35% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 31% a flood overlay, 40% the Erosion Management Overlay and 47% 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.