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Bona Vista flood map & planning overlays

Bona Vista farms 16 ha lots under full bushfire mapping, 5.4% flood.

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A planning-constraint profile of Bona Vista (Baw Baw, VIC) - 13.66 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 Bona Vista'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 Bona Vista

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
76%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
39%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±27% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.

Bona Vista at a glance

Parcels 88 Median lot 159,931 m² Mapped easements 5

How Bona Vista is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 0%
Urban Growth Zone (UGZ1) 0%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 0%

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

Across its 13.66 km², Bona Vista is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 159,931 m² across 88 parcels.

Who lives in Bona Vista

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

Population
107
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,850
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $1,614
Median rent
$285
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $261
Median mortgage
$1,700
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 1029, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bona Vista's 107 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.5%
5-14 13.3%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 13.3%
35-44 8.0%
45-54 15.0%
55-64 16.8%
65-74 8.8%
75-84 10.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

14,203 in 2001 to 25,392 in 2025, up 79%.

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.

Bona Vista 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 39% of Bona Vista. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Bona Vista planning - frequently asked

Is Bona Vista flood-prone?

About 5% of Bona Vista falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%.

Is Bona Vista bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Bona Vista is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.

Is Bona Vista under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 39% of Bona Vista, and over about 76% 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 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 Bona Vista?

The dominant planning zone in Bona Vista is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ2).

Does Bona Vista have heritage-listed places?

Bona Vista has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bona Vista?

Across 88 surveyed parcels in Bona Vista, the median lot size is about 159,931 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Bona Vista?

At the 2021 Census Bona Vista had 107 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Warragul statistical area, which contains Bona Vista, went from 14,203 people in 2001 to 25,392 in 2025, up 79%.

Is Bona Vista an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bona Vista scores 1029 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 Bona Vista?

Median household income in Bona Vista was $1,850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gainsborough 2.2 km 18% 100%
Nilma 4.0 km 28% 100%
Cloverlea 4.1 km 5% 100%
Warragul South 4.3 km 1% 100%
Darnum 4.8 km 12% 99%
Ellinbank 6.1 km Not mapped 100%
Warragul 7.1 km 6% 69%
Lardner 8.4 km 11% 100%
Warragul West 8.6 km <1% 100%
Seaview 8.7 km Not mapped 100%

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