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Gateway Island flood map & planning overlays

Gateway Island is 99.7% flood-mapped, the highest in Wodonga.

A planning-constraint profile of Gateway Island (Wodonga, VIC) - 4.78 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 Gateway Island'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 Gateway Island

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
89%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
84%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±16% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 7,500 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.

Gateway Island at a glance

Parcels 123 Median lot 16,912 m² Mapped easements 24 Bus stops 2

How Gateway Island is zoned

Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 53%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 19%
Farming Zone (FZ) 14%
Special Use Zone (SUZ1) 6%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 3%

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

Across its 4.78 km², Gateway Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). The median lot measures about 16,912 m² across 123 parcels.

Gateway Island 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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian 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 Gateway Island address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Gateway Island. 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 Gateway Island lot.

Gateway Island planning - frequently asked

Is Gateway Island flood-prone?

About 100% of Gateway Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.

Is Gateway Island bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Gateway Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wodonga average of 84%.

Is Gateway Island under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Gateway Island, and over about 89% 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. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Gateway Island?

The dominant planning zone in Gateway Island is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ).

Does Gateway Island have heritage-listed places?

Gateway Island has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Gateway Island?

Across 123 surveyed parcels in Gateway Island, the median lot size is about 16,912 m². There are also 24 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Gateway Island have a train station?

There is no train station inside Gateway Island itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wodonga 3.3 km 35% 58%
Bandiana 5.5 km 18% 81%
West Wodonga 5.9 km 25% 76%
Killara (Wodonga) 7.0 km 42% 53%
Huon Creek 9.3 km <1% 100%
Bonegilla 9.8 km 50% 96%
Baranduda 11.1 km 19% 100%
Castle Creek 11.5 km Not mapped 100%
Leneva 12.5 km 1% 99%
Barnawartha North 13.0 km 16% 100%

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