Clear Lake flood map & planning overlays
Clear Lake: 31 ha farms, 7.8% flood, a median of 44.
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A planning-constraint profile of Clear Lake
(Horsham, VIC) - 125.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
125.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Clear Lake's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Clear Lake
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.
Clear Lake at a glance
How Clear Lake is zoned
Selling in Clear Lake? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 125.88 km², Clear Lake is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% 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 309,096 m² across 255 parcels.
Who lives in Clear Lake
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Clear Lake 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 981, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Clear Lake's 57 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Horsham Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Clear Lake. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Clear Lake itself.
3,565 in 2001 to 3,399 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.
Clear Lake 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.
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Clear Lake planning - frequently asked
Is Clear Lake flood-prone?
About 8% of Clear Lake falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Clear Lake bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Clear Lake is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Horsham average of 98%.
Is Clear Lake under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Clear Lake in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Clear Lake?
The dominant planning zone in Clear Lake is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Clear Lake have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Clear Lake.
What is the typical lot size in Clear Lake?
Across 255 surveyed parcels in Clear Lake, the median lot size is about 309,096 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Clear Lake?
At the 2021 Census Clear Lake had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Horsham Surrounds statistical area, which contains Clear Lake, went from 3,565 people in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Clear Lake an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Clear Lake scores 981 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 Clear Lake?
Median household income in Clear Lake was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Horsham. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $683 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toolondo | 7.6 km | 15% | 100% |
| Noradjuha | 11.3 km | 16% | 100% |
| Nurrabiel | 13.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Jilpanger | 14.5 km | 6% | 99% |
| Tooan | 17.8 km | 16% | 100% |
| Douglas West Wimmera |
19.6 km | 10% | 100% |
| Kanagulk | 19.9 km | 11% | 100% |
| Telangatuk East | 22.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lower Norton | 22.3 km | 16% | 100% |
| Arapiles | 23.1 km | <1% | 100% |