Cape Conran flood map & planning overlays
Cape Conran holdings run 63 ha, 10th of 143 in East Gippsland.
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A planning-constraint profile of Cape Conran
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 13.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
13.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cape Conran's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cape Conran at a glance
How Cape Conran is zoned
Selling in Cape Conran? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 13.79 km², Cape Conran is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 628,418 m² across 15 parcels.
Who lives in Cape Conran
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cape Conran 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.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cape Conran. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cape Conran 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.
Cape Conran 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.
Check a specific Cape Conran address
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Cape Conran planning - frequently asked
Is Cape Conran flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cape Conran and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Cape Conran bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cape Conran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Cape Conran?
The dominant planning zone in Cape Conran is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Cape Conran have heritage-listed places?
Cape Conran has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cape Conran?
Across 15 surveyed parcels in Cape Conran, the median lot size is about 628,418 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Cape Conran an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cape Conran 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marlo | 3.2 km | 14% | 98% |
| Manorina | 13.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cabbage Tree Creek | 14.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Brodribb River | 15.2 km | 23% | 98% |
| Bellbird Creek | 19.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bemm River | 20.3 km | 9% | 96% |
| Newmerella | 23.5 km | 18% | 98% |
| Orbost | 23.6 km | 18% | 99% |
| Corringle | 24.1 km | 56% | 89% |
| Jarrahmond | 30.0 km | 22% | 100% |