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Great South Coast

Southern Grampians

14,828 rural lots across 60 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

14,828
Rural lots
546,239 ha
Rural land
2.23%
Soil organic carbon
99%
Mean green cover

Southern Grampians — 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 14,828 rural lots in Southern Grampians.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

2.23%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Good organic carbon
5.1
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
Undulating PLains - Western District
Salinity moderate
Water erosion moderate
Waterlogging low

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
686 mm
Sub-humid
Mean annual temp
13.2 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
25.9 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
4.0 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.54 P/PET
Sub-humid
Growing season
195 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
Plains Grassy Woodland
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Southern Grampians.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

38%
in a groundwater management area — SOUTH WEST LIMESTONE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
7%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary / Quaternary Basalt Aquifer (UTB)
aquifer
27.0
m to water table
3,090
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 Southern Grampians carrying each planning overlay.

Bushfire management (BMO) 11%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 2%
Environmental significance (ESO) 1%
Heritage (HO) 1%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Significant landscape (SLO) · 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 Southern Grampians.

Rural suburbs in Southern Grampians (54)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Penshurst 3289 1,336
Hamilton 3300 1,179
Branxholme 3302 1,037
Glenthompson 3293 867
Dunkeld 3294 847
Coleraine 3315 796
Cavendish 3314 679
Byaduk 3301 504
Byaduk North 3300 424
Nareen 3315 411
Balmoral 3407 383
Moutajup 3294 367
Hensley Park 3301 347
Yulecart 3301 338
Victoria Valley 3294 307
Tarrenlea 3315 294
Bulart 3314 287
Croxton East 3301 278
Wannon 3301 276
Mooralla 3314 232
Bochara 3301 220
Tarrayoukyan 3315 197
Tarrington 3301 191
Gatum 3407 169
Pigeon Ponds 3407 160
Carapook 3312 152
Strathkellar 3301 144
Karabeal 3294 144
Mirranatwa 3294 144
Konongwootong 3315 143
Gritjurk 3315 138
Culla 3315 131
Coojar 3315 130
Rocklands 3401 129
Yatchaw 3301 128
Tabor 3289 125
Vasey 3407 120
Gazette 3289 115
Victoria Point 3294 102
Glenisla 3314 99
Warrayure 3301 97
Morgiana 3301 95
Woodhouse 3294 92
Clover Flat 3315 77
Hilgay 3315 76
Gringegalgona 3315 75
Buckley Swamp 3301 68
Melville Forest 3315 60
Brit Brit 3315 59
Wootong Vale 3315 55
Muntham 3315 53
Englefield 3407 50
Mount Napier 3301 26
Cherrypool 3401 1
Land character
Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 6% of lots

About Southern Grampians

What is the rural land in Southern Grampians like?

Across 14,828 rural lots in Southern Grampians, soil organic carbon averages 2.23%, on the Undulating PLains - Western District land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of Southern Grampians's rural land?

Rural lots in Southern Grampians average 686 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.2°C and a growing season of about 195 days. Aridity index 0.54.

What planning overlays apply across Southern Grampians?

Across rural lots in Southern Grampians: 11% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 2% 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.