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East Wangaratta flood map & planning overlays

East Wangaratta's flood share, 34.4%, sits 6th in Wangaratta.

A planning-constraint profile of East Wangaratta (Wangaratta, VIC) - 20.25 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 East Wangaratta'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.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over East Wangaratta

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
2%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
8,500 ft
averaging 9,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

East Wangaratta at a glance

Parcels 85 Median lot 79,600 m² Mapped easements 85

How East Wangaratta is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 76%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 11%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 8%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 20.25 km², East Wangaratta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 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 79,600 m² across 85 parcels.

Who lives in East Wangaratta

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

Population
66
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,875
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $1,531
Median rent
$231
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,970
per month
Household size
2.5
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1047, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of East Wangaratta's 66 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.1%
5-14 18.6%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 10.0%
25-34 10.0%
35-44 10.0%
45-54 17.1%
55-64 14.3%
65-74 12.9%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

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.

East Wangaratta 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.

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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East Wangaratta planning - frequently asked

Is East Wangaratta flood-prone?

About 34% of East Wangaratta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.

Is East Wangaratta bushfire-prone?

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

Is East Wangaratta under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of East Wangaratta in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,500 ft. 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 East Wangaratta?

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

Does East Wangaratta have heritage-listed places?

East Wangaratta has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in East Wangaratta?

Across 85 surveyed parcels in East Wangaratta, the median lot size is about 79,600 m². There are also 85 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of East Wangaratta?

At the 2021 Census East Wangaratta had 66 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Wangaratta Surrounds statistical area, which contains East Wangaratta, went from 9,151 people in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

Is East Wangaratta an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Wangaratta scores 1047 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in East Wangaratta?

Median household income in East Wangaratta was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,531 for the typical suburb in Wangaratta. Median rent was $231 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,970 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Oxley Flats 4.1 km 100% 100%
Londrigan 5.7 km 5% 100%
Wangaratta 6.0 km 41% 73%
Bowser 6.1 km 0% 100%
North Wangaratta 6.4 km 56% 100%
Tarrawingee 7.8 km 14% 100%
Dockers Plains 9.2 km 15% 100%
Oxley 9.5 km 34% 99%
Waldara 9.7 km 29% 88%
Laceby 11.6 km 60% 100%

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