Blackwarry zoning & planning overlays
Blackwarry keeps 3 ha Farming Zone lots at 100% bushfire.
A planning-constraint profile of Blackwarry
(Wellington, VIC) - 35.31 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.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
35.31 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 Blackwarry's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Blackwarry
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
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.
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.
Blackwarry at a glance
How Blackwarry is zoned
Selling in Blackwarry? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 35.31 km², Blackwarry 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 29,124 m² across 65 parcels.
Who lives in Blackwarry
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Blackwarry 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 897, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarram, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blackwarry. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blackwarry 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.
Blackwarry 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.
Check a specific Blackwarry address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Blackwarry. 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 Blackwarry lot.
Blackwarry planning - frequently asked
Is Blackwarry flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Blackwarry, 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. Wellington is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Blackwarry bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Blackwarry is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Blackwarry under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Blackwarry, and over about 36% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Blackwarry?
The dominant planning zone in Blackwarry is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Blackwarry have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Blackwarry.
What is the typical lot size in Blackwarry?
Across 65 surveyed parcels in Blackwarry, the median lot size is about 29,124 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Blackwarry an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blackwarry scores 897 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callignee South | 3.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mount Tassie Latrobe |
5.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Balook Latrobe |
5.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Macks Creek | 6.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Carrajung | 6.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tarra Valley | 8.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Callignee North | 10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Koornalla Latrobe |
10.7 km | 7% | 100% |
| Calrossie | 10.8 km | 39% | 100% |
| Callignee Latrobe |
11.0 km | 3% | 100% |