Cabbage Tree Creek flood map & planning overlays
Cabbage Tree Creek shares 12th in East Gippsland on heritage, 6 places, joint.
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A planning-constraint profile of Cabbage Tree Creek
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 300.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
300.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cabbage Tree Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Cabbage Tree Creek at a glance
How Cabbage Tree Creek is zoned
Selling in Cabbage Tree Creek? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 300.51 km², Cabbage Tree Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 39,632 m² across 212 parcels.
Who lives in Cabbage Tree Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cabbage Tree Creek 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 969, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cabbage Tree Creek's 52 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cabbage Tree Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cabbage Tree Creek itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Cabbage Tree Creek 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 | Not watched | 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.
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Cabbage Tree Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Cabbage Tree Creek flood-prone?
About 5% of Cabbage Tree Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Cabbage Tree Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cabbage Tree Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Cabbage Tree Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Cabbage Tree Creek is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Cabbage Tree Creek have heritage-listed places?
Cabbage Tree Creek has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cabbage Tree Creek?
Across 212 surveyed parcels in Cabbage Tree Creek, the median lot size is about 39,632 m². There are also 53 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cabbage Tree Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cabbage Tree Creek itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Cabbage Tree Creek?
At the 2021 Census Cabbage Tree Creek had 52 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Orbost statistical area, which contains Cabbage Tree Creek, went from 7,047 people in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Cabbage Tree Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cabbage Tree Creek scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cabbage Tree Creek?
Median household income in Cabbage Tree Creek was $850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $942 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manorina | 8.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bellbird Creek | 9.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Brodribb River | 11.9 km | 23% | 98% |
| Marlo | 12.0 km | 14% | 98% |
| Cape Conran | 14.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Orbost | 18.1 km | 18% | 99% |
| Errinundra | 19.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bemm River | 19.9 km | 9% | 96% |
| Nurran | 23.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Club Terrace | 24.5 km | 0% | 100% |