What is the zoning in Faraday?

Faraday is mostly rural (most common zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1).

What is the cultural makeup of Faraday?

At the 2021 Census 12.4% of Faraday residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (50%), English (39.7%), Irish (16.5%).

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Q: Which schools is Faraday in the catchment for?

Faraday falls within these school catchments: Chewton Primary School, Elphinstone Primary School, Harcourt Valley Primary School, Castlemaine Secondary College.

Explore zoning, school catchments, local crime and property data for Faraday, VIC (152 mapped properties). Flood and bushfire mapping for this area is coming soon.

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Zoning in Faraday

Faraday is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural98.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: FARMING ZONE - SCHEDULE 1

Environmental0.7% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: PUBLIC CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE ZONE

Special purpose0.7% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: PUBLIC USE ZONE - SERVICE AND UTILITY

School catchments in Faraday

PrimaryChewton Primary School · Elphinstone Primary School · Harcourt Valley Primary School

SecondaryCastlemaine Secondary College

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

Who lives in Faraday

At the 2021 Census, 12.4% of Faraday’s 194 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50%

English39.7%

Irish16.5%

Scottish11.3%

Italian4.1%

German2.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.1%

Canada2.1%

Netherlands1.5%

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 Faraday address:

Nearby suburbs

Chewton Bushlands Chewton Elphinstone Harcourt Barkers Creek Castlemaine

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.