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Coalville zoning & planning overlays

Coalville sits on 1,094 m² lots, 100% bushfire, median 44.

A planning-constraint profile of Coalville (Baw Baw, VIC) - 7.65 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 Coalville'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 Coalville

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
62%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
42%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±24% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

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.

Coalville at a glance

Parcels 184 Median lot 1,094 m² Mapped easements 32

How Coalville is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 92%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 8%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 0%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 0%

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

Across its 7.65 km², Coalville 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,094 m² across 184 parcels.

Who lives in Coalville

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

Population
55
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$2,049
per week, Baw Baw suburb typical $1,614
Median mortgage
$1,694
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Coalville's 55 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 19.2%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 11.5%
35-44 15.4%
45-54 11.5%
55-64 26.9%
65-74 9.6%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Trafalgar (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Coalville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coalville itself.

6,112 in 2001 to 8,618 in 2025, up 41%.

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.

Coalville 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 Coalville address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 42% of Coalville. 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 Coalville lot.

Coalville planning - frequently asked

Is Coalville flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Coalville, 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. Baw Baw is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Coalville bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Coalville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.

Is Coalville under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 42% of Coalville, and over about 62% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Coalville?

The dominant planning zone in Coalville is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Coalville have heritage-listed places?

Coalville has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Coalville?

Across 184 surveyed parcels in Coalville, the median lot size is about 1,094 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Coalville?

At the 2021 Census Coalville had 55 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Trafalgar (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Coalville, went from 6,112 people in 2001 to 8,618 in 2025, up 41%.

Is Coalville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coalville scores 980 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 Coalville?

Median household income in Coalville was $2,049 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,614 for the typical suburb in Baw Baw.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Moe South
Latrobe
3.6 km 2% 100%
Narracan 4.3 km Not mapped 100%
Hernes Oak
Latrobe
4.5 km 6% 100%
Driffield
Latrobe
4.7 km 6% 100%
Newborough
Latrobe
7.6 km 22% 82%
Moe
Latrobe
7.7 km 28% 70%
Yallourn
Latrobe
8.8 km 8% 99%
Trafalgar South 8.9 km Not mapped 100%
Thorpdale 9.9 km Not mapped 100%
Trafalgar East 10.4 km 26% 100%

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