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 8,582 rural lots in Mitchell.
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 Mitchell.
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 Mitchell carrying each planning overlay.
From the Victorian Land Use Information System.
The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Mitchell.
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| Suburb | Rural lots↓ |
|---|---|
| Tooborac 3522 | 683 |
| Pyalong 3521 | 607 |
| Tallarook 3659 | 590 |
| Broadford 3658 | 485 |
| Kilmore 3764 | 478 |
| Glenaroua 3764 | 464 |
| Glenhope 3444 | 396 |
| Whiteheads Creek 3660 | 379 |
| Wandong 3758 | 327 |
| Seymour 3660 | 298 |
| Hilldene 3660 | 280 |
| Clonbinane 3658 | 268 |
| Willowmavin 3764 | 246 |
| Nulla Vale 3435 | 237 |
| Wallan 3756 | 207 |
| Kilmore East 3764 | 199 |
| Upper Plenty 3756 | 190 |
| Sugarloaf Creek 3658 | 190 |
| Northwood 3660 | 187 |
| Sunday Creek 3658 | 181 |
| High Camp 3764 | 175 |
| Reedy Creek 3658 | 172 |
| Bylands 3762 | 133 |
| Heathcote South 3523 | 132 |
| Trawool 3660 | 130 |
| Forbes 3764 | 127 |
| Moranding 3764 | 109 |
| Heathcote Junction 3758 | 80 |
| Glenhope East 3522 | 73 |
| Tyaak 3658 | 65 |
| Puckapunyal 3662 | 5 |
Other rural councils in the same region.
Across 8,582 rural lots in Mitchell, soil organic carbon averages 1.71%, on the East Victorian Dissected Uplands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.
Rural lots in Mitchell average 721 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.5°C and a growing season of about 186 days. Aridity index 0.56.
Across rural lots in Mitchell: 23% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 4% a flood overlay, 27% the Erosion Management Overlay and 1% 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.