East Warburton flood map & planning overlays
East Warburton, median 48, guards 15 heritage places among 2,508 m² conservation lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of East Warburton
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 168.73 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
168.73 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East Warburton'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 Warburton
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
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 Warburton at a glance
How East Warburton is zoned
Selling in East Warburton? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 168.73 km², East Warburton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 2,508 m² across 775 parcels.
Who lives in East Warburton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the East Warburton 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 948, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of East Warburton's 906 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarra Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing East Warburton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East Warburton itself.
15,932 in 2001 to 17,087 in 2025, up 7%.
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 Warburton 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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 East Warburton address
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See what's in the $9 report →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 East Warburton lot.
East Warburton planning - frequently asked
Is East Warburton flood-prone?
About 1% of East Warburton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is East Warburton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of East Warburton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is East Warburton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 5% of East Warburton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Warburton?
The dominant planning zone in East Warburton is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1) and Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5).
Does East Warburton have heritage-listed places?
East Warburton has 15 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in East Warburton?
Across 775 surveyed parcels in East Warburton, the median lot size is about 2,508 m². There are also 252 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does East Warburton have a train station?
There is no train station inside East Warburton itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of East Warburton?
At the 2021 Census East Warburton had 906 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Yarra Valley statistical area, which contains East Warburton, went from 15,932 people in 2001 to 17,087 in 2025, up 7%.
Is East Warburton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Warburton scores 948 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 East Warburton?
Median household income in East Warburton was $1,201 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmahons Creek | 6.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Warburton | 7.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Big Pats Creek | 8.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Millgrove | 11.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Reefton | 12.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wesburn | 13.9 km | 3% | 100% |
| Don Valley | 15.9 km | 3% | 100% |
| Fernshaw | 15.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarra Junction | 16.6 km | 15% | 100% |
| Mount Toolebewong | 18.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |