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Elliminyt flood map & planning overlays

Elliminyt, with 3,260 people, is Colac Otway's 2nd-biggest suburb and earns $1,815.

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A planning-constraint profile of Elliminyt (Colac Otway, VIC) - 34.5 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 Elliminyt'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 Elliminyt

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
31%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
14%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,000 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.

Elliminyt at a glance

Parcels 2,200 Median lot 1,341 m² Mapped easements 969 Bus stops 17

How Elliminyt is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 66%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 10%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 8%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 6%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 4%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 3%

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

Across its 34.5 km², Elliminyt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% 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 1,341 m² across 2,200 parcels.

Who lives in Elliminyt

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

Population
3,260
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,815
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $1,443
Median rent
$290
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $239
Median mortgage
$1,600
per month
Household size
2.7
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 981, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Elliminyt's 3,260 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 14.5%
15-19 7.3%
20-24 5.0%
25-34 10.0%
35-44 12.6%
45-54 13.5%
55-64 13.2%
65-74 10.5%
75-84 6.3%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

11,432 in 2001 to 12,558 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.

Elliminyt 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Elliminyt. 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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Elliminyt planning - frequently asked

Is Elliminyt flood-prone?

About 17% of Elliminyt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Elliminyt bushfire-prone?

Around 92% of Elliminyt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.

Is Elliminyt under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Elliminyt, and over about 31% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 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 Elliminyt?

The dominant planning zone in Elliminyt is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does Elliminyt have heritage-listed places?

Elliminyt has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Elliminyt?

Across 2,200 surveyed parcels in Elliminyt, the median lot size is about 1,341 m². There are also 969 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Elliminyt have a train station?

There is no train station inside Elliminyt itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.

What is the population of Elliminyt?

At the 2021 Census Elliminyt had 3,260 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Colac statistical area, which contains Elliminyt, went from 11,432 people in 2001 to 12,558 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Elliminyt an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Elliminyt scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Elliminyt?

Median household income in Elliminyt was $1,815 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Colac West 5.0 km 10% 98%
Colac East 5.2 km 3% 91%
Yeo 6.1 km 2% 100%
Larpent 6.5 km 11% 100%
Colac 6.7 km 78% 15%
Barongarook 7.6 km <1% 100%
Barongarook West 7.6 km <1% 100%
Cororooke 9.1 km 2% 100%
Balintore 9.8 km 26% 100%
Irrewillipe East 10.8 km <1% 100%

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