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Arawata flood map & planning overlays

Arawata: 3 ha farm lots, median 52, bushfire mapping throughout.

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A planning-constraint profile of Arawata (South Gippsland, VIC) - 22.36 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Arawata'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Arawata

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

Under observed aircraft
48%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
26%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±30% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Arawata at a glance

Parcels 155 Median lot 28,019 m² Mapped easements 46

How Arawata is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 100%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

Selling in Arawata? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 22.36 km², Arawata is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 28,019 m² across 155 parcels.

Who lives in Arawata

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Arawata suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
92
usual residents, 2021
Median age
52
years
Median household income
$1,468
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $1,540
Median rent
$231
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,515
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1038, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Arawata's 92 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.4%
5-14 3.3%
15-19 13.2%
20-24 5.5%
25-34 3.3%
35-44 8.8%
45-54 19.8%
55-64 18.7%
65-74 18.7%
75-84 4.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Korumburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Arawata. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Arawata itself.

7,981 in 2001 to 10,007 in 2025, up 25%.

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.

Arawata data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 26% of Arawata. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Arawata planning - frequently asked

Is Arawata flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Arawata and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).

Is Arawata bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Arawata is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.

Is Arawata under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 26% of Arawata, and over about 48% 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 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Arawata?

The dominant planning zone in Arawata is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1) and Township Zone (TZ).

Does Arawata have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Arawata.

What is the typical lot size in Arawata?

Across 155 surveyed parcels in Arawata, the median lot size is about 28,019 m². There are also 46 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Arawata?

At the 2021 Census Arawata had 92 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Korumburra statistical area, which contains Arawata, went from 7,981 people in 2001 to 10,007 in 2025, up 25%.

Is Arawata an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Arawata scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Arawata?

Median household income in Arawata was $1,468 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $231 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,515 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kardella 2.9 km 1% 100%
Fairbank 3.6 km 1% 100%
Ranceby 3.8 km <1% 100%
Ruby 5.7 km <1% 100%
Strzelecki 6.0 km <1% 100%
Wild Dog Valley 6.1 km Not mapped 100%
Kardella South 6.8 km Not mapped 100%
Korumburra 7.1 km 1% 96%
Poowong East 8.2 km 11% 100%
Mount Eccles 8.2 km Not mapped 100%

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