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Calrossie flood map & planning overlays

Calrossie keeps 3 ha farm lots where flood mapping reaches 38.6%.

A planning-constraint profile of Calrossie (Wellington, VIC) - 5.92 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 Calrossie'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 Calrossie

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
45%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
4%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Calrossie at a glance

Parcels 48 Median lot 29,760 m² Mapped easements 14

How Calrossie is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%

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

Across its 5.92 km², Calrossie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 29,760 m² across 48 parcels.

Who lives in Calrossie

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

Population
30
usual residents, 2021

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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 989, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,686 in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.

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.

Calrossie 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 4% of Calrossie. 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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Calrossie planning - frequently asked

Is Calrossie flood-prone?

About 39% of Calrossie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.

Is Calrossie bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Calrossie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.

Is Calrossie under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Calrossie, and over about 45% 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 5,000 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 Calrossie?

The dominant planning zone in Calrossie is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Calrossie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Calrossie.

What is the typical lot size in Calrossie?

Across 48 surveyed parcels in Calrossie, the median lot size is about 29,760 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Calrossie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Calrossie scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Macks Creek 4.6 km 4% 100%
Devon North 5.9 km 6% 100%
Won Wron 6.9 km 6% 100%
Yarram 7.8 km 8% 99%
Blackwarry 10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Tarra Valley 11.0 km Not mapped 100%
Jack River 11.9 km 15% 100%
Alberton 12.9 km 30% 100%
Balook
Latrobe
13.4 km Not mapped 100%
Carrajung 13.4 km Not mapped 100%

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