Corryong flood map & planning overlays
Corryong tops Towong on people (1,352) and noise mapping (6.4%).
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A planning-constraint profile of Corryong
(Towong, VIC) - 69.16 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
69.16 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Corryong's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Corryong
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast; observed aircraft traffic is a separate question - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
6% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
Corryong at a glance
How Corryong is zoned
Selling in Corryong? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 69.16 km², Corryong is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 18 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,095 m² across 1,357 parcels.
Who lives in Corryong
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Corryong 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 925, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Corryong's 1,352 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Towong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Corryong. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Corryong itself.
6,204 in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Corryong 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) | Inside a held contour | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 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 Corryong 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 →Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Corryong lot.
Corryong planning - frequently asked
Is Corryong flood-prone?
About 30% of Corryong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Corryong bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Corryong is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Towong average of 97%.
Is Corryong affected by aircraft noise?
About 6% of Corryong sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Corryong?
The dominant planning zone in Corryong is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Corryong have heritage-listed places?
Corryong has 18 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Corryong?
Across 1,357 surveyed parcels in Corryong, the median lot size is about 1,095 m². There are also 367 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Corryong have a train station?
There is no train station inside Corryong itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Corryong?
At the 2021 Census Corryong had 1,352 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Towong statistical area, which contains Corryong, went from 6,204 people in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Corryong an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Corryong scores 925 and sits in decile 2 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 Corryong?
Median household income in Corryong was $988 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Towong. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $888 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colac Colac | 5.4 km | 26% | 100% |
| Cudgewa | 8.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Towong | 9.1 km | 37% | 100% |
| Thowgla Valley | 9.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Towong Upper | 10.5 km | 14% | 100% |
| Tintaldra | 14.8 km | 26% | 100% |
| Pine Mountain | 20.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Biggara | 20.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Berringama | 22.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Guys Forest | 22.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |