Alberton West flood map & planning overlays
Alberton West keeps 4 ha farm lots, 16.5% flood, home to a median of 53.
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A planning-constraint profile of Alberton West
(Wellington, VIC) - 25.09 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
25.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Alberton West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Alberton West
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Alberton West at a glance
How Alberton West is zoned
Selling in Alberton West? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 25.09 km², Alberton West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 37,633 m² across 118 parcels.
Who lives in Alberton West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Alberton West suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 947, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Alberton West's 76 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarram, the wider ABS statistical area containing Alberton West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Alberton West itself.
5,686 in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Alberton West data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 24 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Alberton West address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Alberton West. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Alberton West lot.
Alberton West planning - frequently asked
Is Alberton West flood-prone?
About 16% of Alberton West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Alberton West bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Alberton West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Alberton West under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Alberton West, and over about 24% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 6,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Alberton West?
The dominant planning zone in Alberton West is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).
Does Alberton West have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Alberton West.
What is the typical lot size in Alberton West?
Across 118 surveyed parcels in Alberton West, the median lot size is about 37,633 m². There are also 88 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Alberton West?
At the 2021 Census Alberton West had 76 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Yarram statistical area, which contains Alberton West, went from 5,686 people in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Alberton West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Alberton West scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Alberton West?
Median household income in Alberton West was $1,166 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,405 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack River | 3.5 km | 15% | 100% |
| Gelliondale | 3.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Staceys Bridge | 7.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Alberton | 7.8 km | 30% | 100% |
| Hedley | 7.8 km | 21% | 87% |
| Devon North | 8.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Langsborough | 9.6 km | 16% | 87% |
| Binginwarri | 11.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Madalya | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarram | 12.8 km | 8% | 99% |