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Edi Upper flood map & planning overlays

Edi Upper keeps 15 ha conservation lots, an older median of 52.

A planning-constraint profile of Edi Upper (Wangaratta, VIC) - 156.2 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 Edi Upper'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 Edi Upper

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
1%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
6,000 ft
averaging 7,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 9,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Edi Upper at a glance

Parcels 193 Median lot 148,458 m² Mapped easements 53

How Edi Upper is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 74%
Farming Zone (FZ) 26%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ3) 0%

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

Across its 156.2 km², Edi Upper is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 148,458 m² across 193 parcels.

Who lives in Edi Upper

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

Population
109
usual residents, 2021
Median age
52
years
Median household income
$1,224
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $1,531
Median rent
$150
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,191
per month
Household size
2.3
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1008, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Edi Upper's 109 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 18.8%
15-19 7.3%
20-24 3.1%
25-34 0.0%
35-44 10.4%
45-54 21.9%
55-64 21.9%
65-74 13.5%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 3.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Edi Upper 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 Edi Upper address

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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.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Edi Upper lot.

Edi Upper planning - frequently asked

Is Edi Upper flood-prone?

About 3% of Edi Upper falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.

Is Edi Upper bushfire-prone?

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

Is Edi Upper under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Edi Upper in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Edi Upper?

The dominant planning zone in Edi Upper is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ2).

Does Edi Upper have heritage-listed places?

Edi Upper has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Edi Upper?

Across 193 surveyed parcels in Edi Upper, the median lot size is about 148,458 m². There are also 53 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Edi Upper?

At the 2021 Census Edi Upper had 109 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Wangaratta Surrounds statistical area, which contains Edi Upper, went from 9,151 people in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Edi Upper an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Edi Upper scores 1008 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Edi Upper?

Median household income in Edi Upper was $1,224 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,531 for the typical suburb in Wangaratta. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,191 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Whitfield 9.4 km 13% 100%
Carboor 11.4 km 3% 100%
Cheshunt 11.6 km 5% 100%
King Valley 11.8 km 22% 100%
Edi 14.8 km 22% 100%
Whitlands 15.2 km 0% 100%
Buffalo River
Alpine
15.9 km 15% 100%
Meadow Creek 17.3 km 7% 100%
Whorouly South 18.4 km Not mapped 100%
Rose River 19.5 km Not mapped 100%

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