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 4,535 rural lots in Surf Coast.
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 Surf Coast.
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 Surf Coast carrying each planning overlay.
From the Victorian Land Use Information System.
The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Surf Coast.
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| Suburb | Rural lots↓ |
|---|---|
| Winchelsea 3241 | 693 |
| Bellbrae 3228 | 294 |
| Modewarre 3240 | 272 |
| Freshwater Creek 3217 | 271 |
| Deans Marsh 3235 | 249 |
| Gherang 3240 | 207 |
| Mount Moriac 3240 | 202 |
| Winchelsea South 3241 | 200 |
| Buckley 3240 | 181 |
| Gnarwarre 3221 | 179 |
| Mount Duneed 3217 | 170 |
| Bambra 3241 | 146 |
| Pennyroyal 3235 | 144 |
| Barrabool 3221 | 135 |
| Aireys Inlet 3231 | 124 |
| Paraparap 3240 | 123 |
| Lorne 3232 | 122 |
| Moriac 3240 | 86 |
| Bells Beach 3228 | 86 |
| Wensleydale 3241 | 82 |
| Wurdiboluc 3241 | 78 |
| Eastern View 3231 | 71 |
| Big Hill 3231 | 65 |
| Torquay 3228 | 57 |
| Boonah 3235 | 27 |
| Fairhaven 3231 | 27 |
| Benwerrin 3235 | 15 |
| Breamlea 3227 | 8 |
| Anglesea 3230 | 8 |
| Moggs Creek 3231 | 6 |
| Jan Juc 3228 | 2 |
Other rural councils in the same region.
Across 4,535 rural lots in Surf Coast, soil organic carbon averages 2.27%, on the Dissected Plains - Port Campbell land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.
Rural lots in Surf Coast average 664 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.6°C and a growing season of about 204 days. Aridity index 0.57.
Across rural lots in Surf Coast: 30% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 7% a flood overlay, 0% the Erosion Management Overlay and 5% 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.