Carpendeit flood map & planning overlays
Carpendeit's median local is 40, on 20 ha bushfire-mapped farms.
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A planning-constraint profile of Carpendeit
(Corangamite, VIC) - 43.71 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
43.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carpendeit'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 Carpendeit
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: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Carpendeit at a glance
How Carpendeit is zoned
Selling in Carpendeit? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 43.71 km², Carpendeit is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 200,222 m² across 152 parcels.
Who lives in Carpendeit
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carpendeit 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 983, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Carpendeit's 115 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Corangamite - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carpendeit. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carpendeit itself.
7,914 in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Carpendeit 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 Carpendeit 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 9% of Carpendeit. 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 Carpendeit lot.
Carpendeit planning - frequently asked
Is Carpendeit flood-prone?
About 2% of Carpendeit falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Carpendeit bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Carpendeit is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Corangamite average of 96%.
Is Carpendeit under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 9% of Carpendeit, and over about 17% 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 3,000 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 Carpendeit?
The dominant planning zone in Carpendeit is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Carpendeit have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Carpendeit.
What is the typical lot size in Carpendeit?
Across 152 surveyed parcels in Carpendeit, the median lot size is about 200,222 m². There are also 71 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Carpendeit?
At the 2021 Census Carpendeit had 115 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Corangamite - South statistical area, which contains Carpendeit, went from 7,914 people in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Carpendeit an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carpendeit scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Carpendeit?
Median household income in Carpendeit was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,640 for the typical suburb in Corangamite. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jancourt East | 5.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| South Purrumbete | 5.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Bungador Colac Otway |
8.7 km | 13% | 100% |
| Stonyford Colac Otway |
8.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Tandarook | 9.6 km | 11% | 100% |
| Bullaharre | 10.0 km | 20% | 100% |
| Swan Marsh Colac Otway |
10.1 km | 36% | 100% |
| Koallah | 10.9 km | 42% | 67% |
| Pomborneit | 11.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Tesbury | 12.5 km | 4% | 100% |