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Cassilis zoning & planning overlays

The VIC Cassilis keeps 10,766 m² conservation lots, all bushfire-mapped.

A planning-constraint profile of Cassilis (East Gippsland, VIC) - 12.11 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cassilis's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Cassilis

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
6%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
7,000 ft
averaging 8,000 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.

Cassilis at a glance

Parcels 91 Median lot 10,766 m² Mapped easements 9

How Cassilis is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 65%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 35%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 0%

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

Across its 12.11 km², Cassilis is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 10,766 m² across 91 parcels.

Who lives in Cassilis

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

Population
21
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 979, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

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.

Cassilis data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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.

Check a specific Cassilis 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.

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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 Cassilis lot.

Cassilis planning - frequently asked

Is Cassilis flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Cassilis, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. East Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Cassilis bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Cassilis is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

Is Cassilis under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 6% of Cassilis in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 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 Cassilis?

The dominant planning zone in Cassilis is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).

Does Cassilis have heritage-listed places?

Cassilis has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Cassilis?

Across 91 surveyed parcels in Cassilis, the median lot size is about 10,766 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Cassilis an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cassilis scores 979 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Tongio 9.2 km Not mapped 100%
Omeo 11.3 km Not mapped 100%
Wentworth 14.5 km Not mapped 100%
Swifts Creek 14.5 km 1% 100%
Doctors Flat 16.4 km Not mapped 100%
Brookville 16.9 km Not mapped 100%
Hinnomunjie 22.0 km Not mapped 100%
Bingo Munjie 22.2 km Not mapped 100%
Bindi 23.7 km Not mapped 100%
Anglers Rest 23.7 km Not mapped 100%

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