What is the zoning in Browns Plains?

Browns Plains is mostly rural (most common zone: FARMING ZONE).

Which schools is Browns Plains in the catchment for?

Browns Plains falls within these school catchments: Barnawartha Primary School, Chiltern Primary School, Rutherglen High School.

What is the cultural makeup of Browns Plains?

At the 2021 Census 2% of Browns Plains residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (47.5%), English (44.4%), Irish (19.2%).

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Browns Plains property data

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Browns Plains, VIC (55 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Browns Plains

Browns Plains is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural94.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE

Open space3.6% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: TRANSPORT ZONE 2 - PRINCIPAL ROAD NETWORK

Environmental1.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

School catchments in Browns Plains

PrimaryBarnawartha Primary School · Chiltern Primary School

SecondaryRutherglen High School

Browns Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Browns Plains

At the 2021 Census, 2% of Browns Plains’s 99 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.5%

English44.4%

Irish19.2%

German13.1%

Scottish11.1%

Top countries of birth

Indonesia3%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Browns Plains address:

Nearby suburbs

Howlong Barnawartha Cornishtown Barnawartha North Chiltern Chiltern Valley

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.