Boole Poole flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Boole Poole
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 49.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
49.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boole Poole'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Boole Poole
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
typical observed square 1 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.
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.
Boole Poole at a glance
How Boole Poole is zoned
Selling in Boole Poole? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 49.12 km², Boole Poole is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 84% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). The median lot measures about 4,955 m² across 89 parcels.
Who lives in Boole Poole
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boole Poole 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 1022, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Longford - Loch Sport, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boole Poole. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boole Poole itself.
3,830 in 2001 to 4,993 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Boole Poole data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 Boole Poole address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Boole Poole. 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 Boole Poole lot.
Boole Poole planning - frequently asked
Is Boole Poole flood-prone?
About 84% of Boole Poole falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Boole Poole bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of Boole Poole is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Boole Poole under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Boole Poole, and over about 23% 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 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Boole Poole?
The dominant planning zone in Boole Poole is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3).
Does Boole Poole have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boole Poole.
What is the typical lot size in Boole Poole?
Across 89 surveyed parcels in Boole Poole, the median lot size is about 4,955 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Boole Poole an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boole Poole scores 1022 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Island | 6.2 km | 82% | 30% |
| Metung | 6.5 km | 66% | 37% |
| Paynesville | 9.6 km | 34% | 29% |
| Nyerimilang | 10.1 km | 73% | 51% |
| Nungurner | 10.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Johnsonville | 11.4 km | 15% | 100% |
| Newlands Arm | 11.7 km | 20% | 74% |
| Eagle Point | 12.1 km | 60% | 49% |
| Banksia Peninsula | 12.5 km | 20% | 92% |
| Swan Reach | 13.0 km | 10% | 100% |