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Bobinawarrah flood map & planning overlays

Bobinawarrah: 29 ha holdings, 4th-biggest in Wangaratta.

A planning-constraint profile of Bobinawarrah (Wangaratta, VIC) - 75.52 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 Bobinawarrah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bobinawarrah

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

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census
Lowest measured
9,500 ft
averaging 9,500 ft

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Bobinawarrah at a glance

Parcels 209 Median lot 291,822 m² Mapped easements 67

How Bobinawarrah is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 95%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ3) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 75.52 km², Bobinawarrah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 291,822 m² across 209 parcels.

Who lives in Bobinawarrah

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

Population
100
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,416
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $1,531
Median rent
$300
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,950
per month
Household size
2.4
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 1030, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bobinawarrah's 100 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.1%
5-14 16.5%
15-19 9.3%
20-24 4.1%
25-34 7.2%
35-44 7.2%
45-54 9.3%
55-64 24.7%
65-74 9.3%
75-84 8.2%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

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.

Bobinawarrah 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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Bobinawarrah planning - frequently asked

Is Bobinawarrah flood-prone?

About 9% of Bobinawarrah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.

Is Bobinawarrah bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Bobinawarrah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wangaratta average of 99%.

Is Bobinawarrah under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Bobinawarrah 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 Bobinawarrah?

The dominant planning zone in Bobinawarrah is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).

Does Bobinawarrah have heritage-listed places?

Bobinawarrah has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bobinawarrah?

Across 209 surveyed parcels in Bobinawarrah, the median lot size is about 291,822 m². There are also 67 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Bobinawarrah?

At the 2021 Census Bobinawarrah had 100 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Wangaratta Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bobinawarrah, went from 9,151 people in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Bobinawarrah an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bobinawarrah scores 1030 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 Bobinawarrah?

Median household income in Bobinawarrah was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,531 for the typical suburb in Wangaratta. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Markwood 7.4 km 31% 100%
Meadow Creek 7.9 km 7% 100%
Whorouly 8.8 km 51% 100%
Milawa 9.4 km 31% 98%
Docker 11.4 km 26% 100%
Whorouly South 11.5 km Not mapped 100%
Moyhu 11.7 km 19% 100%
Everton 12.2 km 22% 100%
Whorouly East 12.9 km 20% 100%
Carboor 13.4 km 3% 100%

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