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Glen Wills zoning & planning overlays

Glen Wills keeps 1,159 m² conservation lots inside full bushfire mapping.

A planning-constraint profile of Glen Wills (East Gippsland, VIC) - 34.67 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 11 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glen Wills's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Glen Wills at a glance

Parcels 186 Median lot 1,159 m²

How Glen Wills is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 97%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 0%

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

Across its 34.67 km², Glen Wills is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,159 m² across 186 parcels.

Who lives in Glen Wills

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

Population
4
usual residents, 2021

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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 946, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

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.

Glen Wills data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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 pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 11 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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Glen Wills planning - frequently asked

Is Glen Wills flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Glen Wills, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. East Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Glen Wills bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Glen Wills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

What is the zoning in Glen Wills?

The dominant planning zone in Glen Wills is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Glen Wills have heritage-listed places?

Glen Wills has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Glen Wills?

Across 186 surveyed parcels in Glen Wills, the median lot size is about 1,159 m².

Is Glen Wills an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glen Wills scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nelse 8.0 km Not mapped 100%
Glen Valley 9.0 km Not mapped 100%
Shannonvale 11.8 km Not mapped 100%
Omeo Valley 17.2 km Not mapped 100%
Anglers Rest 20.4 km Not mapped 100%
Bingo Munjie 20.6 km Not mapped 100%
Falls Creek
Falls Creek Alpine Resort (Uninc)
21.3 km Not mapped 100%
Bundara 21.6 km Not mapped 100%
Bogong
Alpine
23.2 km Not mapped 100%
Mount Beauty
Alpine
24.2 km 2% 100%

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