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Corinella flood map & planning overlays

Corinella is home to 1,181 people on 808 m² lots, 15.7% flood.

A planning-constraint profile of Corinella (Bass Coast, VIC) - 15.35 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Corinella'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Corinella

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
70%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
48%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±28% · 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.

Corinella at a glance

Parcels 1,050 Median lot 808 m² Mapped easements 462 Bus stops 11

How Corinella is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 49%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 29%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 9%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 6%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 2%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 2%

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

Across its 15.35 km², Corinella is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 808 m² across 1,050 parcels.

Who lives in Corinella

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

Population
1,181
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,169
per week, Bass Coast suburb typical $1,286
Median rent
$320
per week, Bass Coast suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,500
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 932, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Corinella's 1,181 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.8%
5-14 11.1%
15-19 3.6%
20-24 3.2%
25-34 8.3%
35-44 9.7%
45-54 11.1%
55-64 19.1%
65-74 20.0%
75-84 7.3%
85+ 1.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

17,647 in 2001 to 29,333 in 2025, up 66%.

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.

Corinella data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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 Corinella address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Corinella. 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 Corinella lot.

Corinella planning - frequently asked

Is Corinella flood-prone?

About 16% of Corinella falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%.

Is Corinella bushfire-prone?

Around 93% of Corinella is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bass Coast average of 93%.

Is Corinella under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Corinella, and over about 70% 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. 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 Corinella?

The dominant planning zone in Corinella is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Corinella have heritage-listed places?

Corinella has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Corinella?

Across 1,050 surveyed parcels in Corinella, the median lot size is about 808 m². There are also 462 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Corinella have a train station?

There is no train station inside Corinella itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.

What is the population of Corinella?

At the 2021 Census Corinella had 1,181 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area, which contains Corinella, went from 17,647 people in 2001 to 29,333 in 2025, up 66%.

Is Corinella an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Corinella scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Corinella?

Median household income in Corinella was $1,169 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,286 for the typical suburb in Bass Coast. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Tenby Point 1.3 km <1% 100%
Queensferry 2.2 km 100% 100%
Coronet Bay 3.0 km 2% 79%
Glen Forbes 4.2 km 2% 100%
Adams Estate 4.8 km Not mapped 100%
Grantville 5.3 km 14% 100%
Bass 5.9 km 20% 100%
Pioneer Bay 8.0 km 28% 100%
The Gurdies 8.9 km 3% 100%
Elizabeth Island
French-Elizabeth-Sandstone Islands (Uninc)
9.5 km 9% 100%

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