Boonah zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Boonah
(Surf Coast, VIC) - 53.71 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.
Constraint readout
53.71 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 Boonah'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 Boonah
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
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.
Boonah at a glance
How Boonah is zoned
Selling in Boonah? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 53.71 km², Boonah 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 Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 201,303 m² across 37 parcels.
Who lives in Boonah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boonah 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 1064, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lorne - Anglesea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boonah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boonah itself.
4,748 in 2001 to 6,307 in 2025, up 33%.
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.
Boonah 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 Boonah address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Boonah. 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 Boonah lot.
Boonah planning - frequently asked
Is Boonah flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Boonah, 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. Surf Coast is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Boonah bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Boonah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Surf Coast average of 97%.
Is Boonah under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Boonah, 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. 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 Boonah?
The dominant planning zone in Boonah is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ6).
Does Boonah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boonah.
What is the typical lot size in Boonah?
Across 37 surveyed parcels in Boonah, the median lot size is about 201,303 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Boonah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boonah scores 1064 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern View | 5.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Big Hill (Lorne) | 6.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Deans Marsh | 7.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Moggs Creek | 7.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Bambra | 7.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wensleydale | 8.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Fairhaven | 9.4 km | 18% | 100% |
| Pennyroyal | 9.7 km | 2% | 100% |
| Aireys Inlet | 10.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Benwerrin | 10.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |