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Fish Creek flood map & planning overlays

Fish Creek locals sit at a median of 51, on 15,517 m² farm lots.

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A planning-constraint profile of Fish Creek (South Gippsland, VIC) - 155.08 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 Fish Creek'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 Fish Creek

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
26%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
7%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 4,500 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.

Fish Creek at a glance

Parcels 874 Median lot 15,517 m² Mapped easements 464 Bus stops 2

How Fish Creek is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 91%
Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 4%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 2%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ6) 0%

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

Across its 155.08 km², Fish Creek 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 15,517 m² across 874 parcels.

Who lives in Fish Creek

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

Population
858
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$1,281
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $1,540
Median rent
$235
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,400
per month
Household size
2.4
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 1013, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Fish Creek's 858 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.9%
5-14 13.8%
15-19 5.5%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 5.6%
35-44 10.8%
45-54 13.1%
55-64 15.2%
65-74 17.5%
75-84 9.6%
85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,272 in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

Fish Creek 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 7% of Fish Creek. 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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Fish Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Fish Creek flood-prone?

About 1% of Fish Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Fish Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Fish Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.

Is Fish Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Fish Creek, and over about 26% 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 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Fish Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Fish Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Fish Creek have heritage-listed places?

Fish Creek has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Fish Creek?

Across 874 surveyed parcels in Fish Creek, the median lot size is about 15,517 m². There are also 464 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Fish Creek have a train station?

There is no train station inside Fish Creek itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Fish Creek?

At the 2021 Census Fish Creek had 858 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Foster statistical area, which contains Fish Creek, went from 8,272 people in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

Is Fish Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fish Creek scores 1013 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 Fish Creek?

Median household income in Fish Creek was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $235 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Buffalo 8.0 km 12% 100%
Waratah Bay 8.1 km 16% 100%
Sandy Point 11.2 km 42% 90%
Walkerville 11.6 km <1% 100%
Foster 13.1 km 7% 99%
Yanakie 13.7 km 20% 100%
Middle Tarwin 14.2 km 24% 100%
Tarwin Lower 14.4 km 13% 100%
Walkerville North 14.6 km 14% 100%
Stony Creek (Foster) 14.7 km 4% 100%

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