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 12,574 rural lots in Golden Plains.
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 Golden Plains.
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 Golden Plains carrying each planning overlay.
From the Victorian Land Use Information System.
The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Golden Plains.
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| Suburb | Rural lots↓ |
|---|---|
| Inverleigh 3321 | 793 |
| Meredith 3333 | 689 |
| Dereel 3352 | 660 |
| Rokewood 3330 | 651 |
| Ross Creek 3351 | 612 |
| Smythesdale 3351 | 596 |
| Smythes Creek 3351 | 573 |
| Haddon 3351 | 540 |
| Linton 3360 | 455 |
| Napoleons 3352 | 424 |
| Berringa 3351 | 372 |
| Happy Valley 3360 | 371 |
| Scarsdale 3351 | 352 |
| Shelford 3329 | 323 |
| Pitfield 3351 | 302 |
| Werneth 3352 | 290 |
| Cape Clear 3351 | 287 |
| Newtown 3351 | 271 |
| Rokewood Junction 3351 | 262 |
| Bannockburn 3331 | 255 |
| Grenville 3352 | 251 |
| Pittong 3360 | 243 |
| Mannibadar 3360 | 232 |
| Lethbridge 3332 | 229 |
| Piggoreet 3351 | 227 |
| Illabarook 3351 | 212 |
| Corindhap 3352 | 208 |
| Mount Mercer 3352 | 202 |
| Wallinduc 3351 | 192 |
| She Oaks 3331 | 148 |
| Garibaldi 3352 | 148 |
| Maude 3331 | 138 |
| Murgheboluc 3218 | 137 |
| Cambrian Hill 3352 | 129 |
| Staffordshire Reef 3351 | 106 |
| Gheringhap 3331 | 105 |
| Sutherlands Creek 3331 | 98 |
| Springdallah 3351 | 95 |
| Enfield 3352 | 95 |
| Steiglitz 3331 | 91 |
| Willowvale 3360 | 82 |
| Teesdale 3328 | 81 |
| Nintingbool 3351 | 67 |
| Russells Bridge 3331 | 64 |
| Hesse 3321 | 63 |
| Stonehaven 3218 | 57 |
| Durdidwarrah 3342 | 50 |
| Barunah Park 3329 | 47 |
| Bamganie 3333 | 46 |
Other rural councils in the same region.
Across 12,574 rural lots in Golden Plains, soil organic carbon averages 1.91%, on the West Victorian Dissected Uplands - Midlands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.
Rural lots in Golden Plains average 663 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 12.9°C and a growing season of about 193 days. Aridity index 0.54.
Across rural lots in Golden Plains: 28% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 8% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 2% 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.