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 |
Central Highlands

Golden Plains

12,574 rural lots across 57 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

12,574
Rural lots
235,041 ha
Rural land
1.91%
Soil organic carbon
98%
Mean green cover

Golden Plains — 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 12,574 rural lots in Golden Plains.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

1.91%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Moderate organic carbon
5.1
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
West Victorian Dissected Uplands - Midlands
Salinity low
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
663 mm
Sub-humid
Mean annual temp
12.9 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
25.3 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
3.6 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.54 P/PET
Sub-humid
Growing season
193 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 cover98%
Bare ground2%
Dominant vegetation class
Heathy Dry Forest
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Golden Plains.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

5%
in a groundwater management area — CARDIGAN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary / Quaternary Basalt Aquifer (UTB)
aquifer
7.2
m to water table
2,710
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 Golden Plains carrying each planning overlay.

Bushfire management (BMO) 28%
Bushfire Management Overlay — construction and defendable-space standards apply.
Environmental significance (ESO) 21%
Significant landscape (SLO) 13%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 8%
Salinity management (SMO) 2%
Heritage (HO) 1%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Vegetation protection (VPO) · 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 Golden Plains.

Rural suburbs in Golden Plains (49)

Click any column header to sort.

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
Land character
Land use Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle Crown land 9% of lots

About Golden Plains

What is the rural land in Golden Plains like?

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.

What's the climate of Golden Plains's rural land?

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.

What planning overlays apply across Golden Plains?

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.

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.