Carlisle River flood map & planning overlays
Carlisle River sits on 2 ha conservation lots, median 45.
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A planning-constraint profile of Carlisle River
(Colac Otway, VIC) - 193.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
193.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carlisle River'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 Carlisle River
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.
Carlisle River at a glance
How Carlisle River is zoned
Selling in Carlisle River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 193.64 km², Carlisle River is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 24,787 m² across 533 parcels.
Who lives in Carlisle River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carlisle River 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 954, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Carlisle River's 168 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Otway, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carlisle River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carlisle River itself.
3,452 in 2001 to 3,974 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Carlisle River 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 Carlisle River 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 4% of Carlisle River. 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 Carlisle River lot.
Carlisle River planning - frequently asked
Is Carlisle River flood-prone?
About 6% of Carlisle River falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Carlisle River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Carlisle River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.
Is Carlisle River under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Carlisle River, and over about 10% 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 1,500 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 Carlisle River?
The dominant planning zone in Carlisle River is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Farming Zone (FZ1).
Does Carlisle River have heritage-listed places?
Carlisle River has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Carlisle River?
Across 533 surveyed parcels in Carlisle River, the median lot size is about 24,787 m². There are also 240 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Carlisle River?
At the 2021 Census Carlisle River had 168 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Otway statistical area, which contains Carlisle River, went from 3,452 people in 2001 to 3,974 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Carlisle River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carlisle River scores 954 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 Carlisle River?
Median household income in Carlisle River was $1,036 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $888 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weeaproinah | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wyelangta | 9.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ferguson | 9.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gellibrand | 11.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lavers Hill | 11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Irrewillipe | 13.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Chapple Vale | 13.9 km | 10% | 100% |
| Irrewillipe East | 15.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Kennedys Creek Corangamite |
15.7 km | 9% | 100% |
| Kawarren | 16.0 km | <1% | 100% |