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Boola zoning & planning overlays

Boola spreads to 37 ha a block, 4th of 85 in Baw Baw.

A planning-constraint profile of Boola (Baw Baw, VIC) - 71.35 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boola'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Boola

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
33%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
17%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±23% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.

Boola at a glance

Parcels 23 Median lot 365,982 m²

How Boola is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 98%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 1%
Farming Zone (FZ) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 71.35 km², Boola 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 are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 365,982 m² across 23 parcels.

Boola data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian 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 Boola address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Boola. 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 Boola lot.

Boola planning - frequently asked

Is Boola flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Boola, 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. Baw Baw is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Boola bushfire-prone?

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

Is Boola under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Boola, and over about 33% 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 Boola?

The dominant planning zone in Boola is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Farming Zone (FZ).

Does Boola have heritage-listed places?

Boola has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Boola?

Across 23 surveyed parcels in Boola, the median lot size is about 365,982 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Jacob Creek 7.8 km Not mapped 100%
Coopers Creek 8.1 km Not mapped 100%
Glengarry North
Latrobe
9.1 km 5% 100%
Glengarry West
Latrobe
9.4 km 12% 100%
Toongabbie
Latrobe
9.4 km 2% 100%
Moondarra 9.9 km 2% 100%
Tyers
Latrobe
10.0 km 21% 100%
Erica 11.3 km Not mapped 100%
Rawson 11.4 km Not mapped 100%
Yallourn North
Latrobe
11.5 km 6% 99%

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