Bindi zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Bindi
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 150.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
150.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bindi's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bindi
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.
Bindi at a glance
How Bindi is zoned
Selling in Bindi? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 150.63 km², Bindi is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 82,827 m² across 212 parcels.
Who lives in Bindi
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bindi 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 979, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bruthen - Omeo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bindi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bindi itself.
6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 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.
Bindi data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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.
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Bindi planning - frequently asked
Is Bindi flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Bindi, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. East Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Bindi bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bindi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Bindi under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Bindi in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Bindi?
The dominant planning zone in Bindi is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Bindi have heritage-listed places?
Bindi has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bindi?
Across 212 surveyed parcels in Bindi, the median lot size is about 82,827 m². There are also 75 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Bindi an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bindi scores 979 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tongio | 14.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nunniong | 16.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Swifts Creek | 17.3 km | 1% | 100% |
| Brumby | 20.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hinnomunjie | 20.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ensay North | 20.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Doctors Flat | 23.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Omeo | 23.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cassilis | 23.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wulgulmerang West | 24.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |