Banksia Peninsula flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Banksia Peninsula
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 1.59 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Banksia Peninsula'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 Banksia Peninsula
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.
Banksia Peninsula at a glance
How Banksia Peninsula is zoned
Selling in Banksia Peninsula? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.59 km², Banksia Peninsula is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3). The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Banksia Peninsula
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Banksia Peninsula 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 982, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Banksia Peninsula's 346 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Paynesville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Banksia Peninsula. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Banksia Peninsula itself.
4,638 in 2001 to 7,190 in 2025, up 55%.
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.
Banksia Peninsula 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 Banksia Peninsula 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 →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 Banksia Peninsula lot.
Banksia Peninsula planning - frequently asked
Is Banksia Peninsula flood-prone?
About 20% of Banksia Peninsula falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Banksia Peninsula bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Banksia Peninsula is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Banksia Peninsula under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 47% of Banksia Peninsula in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Banksia Peninsula?
The dominant planning zone in Banksia Peninsula is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ1).
Does Banksia Peninsula have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Banksia Peninsula.
What is the typical lot size in Banksia Peninsula?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Banksia Peninsula, the median lot size is about 1,012 m².
What is the population of Banksia Peninsula?
At the 2021 Census Banksia Peninsula had 346 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Paynesville statistical area, which contains Banksia Peninsula, went from 4,638 people in 2001 to 7,190 in 2025, up 55%.
Is Banksia Peninsula an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Banksia Peninsula scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Banksia Peninsula?
Median household income in Banksia Peninsula was $1,863 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Arm | 2.6 km | 20% | 74% |
| Paynesville | 5.7 km | 34% | 29% |
| Eagle Point | 6.1 km | 60% | 49% |
| Forge Creek | 6.4 km | 20% | 81% |
| Ocean Grange Wellington |
6.6 km | 80% | 71% |
| Raymond Island | 6.8 km | 82% | 30% |
| Broadlands | 10.1 km | 87% | 27% |
| East Bairnsdale | 10.7 km | 49% | 86% |
| Boole Poole | 12.5 km | 84% | 44% |
| Goon Nure | 12.7 km | 41% | 65% |