Cudgewa flood map & planning overlays
Cudgewa keeps 10 heritage places on 6 ha rural lots, median 54.
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A planning-constraint profile of Cudgewa
(Towong, VIC) - 239.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
239.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cudgewa's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cudgewa at a glance
How Cudgewa is zoned
Selling in Cudgewa? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 239.04 km², Cudgewa is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ). The median lot measures about 56,400 m² across 709 parcels.
Who lives in Cudgewa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cudgewa 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 994, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cudgewa's 254 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Towong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cudgewa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cudgewa 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.
Cudgewa 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 | 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.
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Cudgewa planning - frequently asked
Is Cudgewa flood-prone?
About 6% of Cudgewa falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Cudgewa bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Cudgewa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Towong average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Cudgewa?
The dominant planning zone in Cudgewa is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Cudgewa have heritage-listed places?
Cudgewa has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cudgewa?
Across 709 surveyed parcels in Cudgewa, the median lot size is about 56,400 m². There are also 332 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cudgewa have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cudgewa itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Cudgewa?
At the 2021 Census Cudgewa had 254 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Towong statistical area, which contains Cudgewa, went from 6,204 people in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Cudgewa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cudgewa scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cudgewa?
Median household income in Cudgewa was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Towong. Median rent was $130 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,062 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corryong | 8.5 km | 30% | 98% |
| Colac Colac | 8.5 km | 26% | 100% |
| Towong | 13.8 km | 37% | 100% |
| Guys Forest | 14.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tintaldra | 15.0 km | 26% | 100% |
| Berringama | 15.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pine Mountain | 15.9 km | 10% | 100% |
| Thowgla Valley | 16.6 km | 6% | 100% |
| Towong Upper | 19.0 km | 14% | 100% |
| Walwa | 19.3 km | 7% | 100% |