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Bandiana flood map & planning overlays

Bandiana's median age is 23, 4th-youngest across Victoria.

A planning-constraint profile of Bandiana (Wodonga, VIC) - 17.64 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 Bandiana'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 Bandiana

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
52%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
29%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±27% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

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.

Bandiana at a glance

Parcels 317 Median lot 735 m² Mapped easements 425

How Bandiana is zoned

Commonwealth Land (CA) 29%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 15%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 15%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 13%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 12%
Urban Growth Zone (UGZ1) 5%

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

Across its 17.64 km², Bandiana is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 81% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Commonwealth Land (CA). The median lot measures about 735 m² across 317 parcels.

Who lives in Bandiana

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

Population
855
usual residents, 2021
Median age
23
years
Median household income
$2,017
per week, Wodonga suburb typical $2,090
Median rent
$380
per week, Wodonga suburb typical $355
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
3.1
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1001, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bandiana's 855 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.3%
5-14 15.3%
15-19 14.5%
20-24 14.8%
25-34 17.9%
35-44 12.5%
45-54 6.4%
55-64 4.6%
65-74 4.2%
75-84 2.1%
85+ 0.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,982 in 2001 to 14,578 in 2025, up 266%.

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.

Bandiana 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.

Check a specific Bandiana address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Bandiana. 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 Bandiana lot.

Bandiana planning - frequently asked

Is Bandiana flood-prone?

About 18% of Bandiana falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.

Is Bandiana bushfire-prone?

Around 81% of Bandiana is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wodonga average of 84%.

Is Bandiana under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Bandiana, and over about 52% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Bandiana?

The dominant planning zone in Bandiana is Commonwealth Land (CA), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).

Does Bandiana have heritage-listed places?

Bandiana has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bandiana?

Across 317 surveyed parcels in Bandiana, the median lot size is about 735 m². There are also 425 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Bandiana?

At the 2021 Census Bandiana had 855 usual residents, with a median age of 23 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Baranduda - Leneva statistical area, which contains Bandiana, went from 3,982 people in 2001 to 14,578 in 2025, up 266%.

Is Bandiana an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bandiana scores 1001 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Bandiana?

Median household income in Bandiana was $2,017 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Wodonga. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Killara (Wodonga) 1.5 km 42% 53%
Wodonga 4.0 km 35% 58%
Bonegilla 4.6 km 50% 96%
Gateway Island 5.5 km 100% 100%
Baranduda 6.1 km 19% 100%
Ebden 10.2 km 63% 40%
West Wodonga 10.3 km 25% 76%
Huon Creek 10.7 km <1% 100%
Leneva 10.8 km 1% 99%
Bellbridge
Towong
11.5 km 44% 51%

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