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Glenisla flood map & planning overlays

Glenisla runs 81 ha holdings, the 5th-largest in Southern Grampians.

A planning-constraint profile of Glenisla (Southern Grampians, VIC) - 363.42 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 Glenisla'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 Glenisla

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
2%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 7,000 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.

Glenisla at a glance

Parcels 138 Median lot 808,663 m² Mapped easements 38

How Glenisla is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 77%
Farming Zone (FZ) 23%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 363.42 km², Glenisla is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 808,663 m² across 138 parcels.

Who lives in Glenisla

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

Population
23
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1081, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,728 in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.

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.

Glenisla 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 Glenisla 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.

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Glenisla planning - frequently asked

Is Glenisla flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Glenisla and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).

Is Glenisla bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Glenisla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Grampians average of 100%.

Is Glenisla under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Glenisla in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Glenisla?

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

Does Glenisla have heritage-listed places?

Glenisla has 10 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Glenisla?

Across 138 surveyed parcels in Glenisla, the median lot size is about 808,663 m². There are also 38 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Glenisla an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenisla scores 1081 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Cherrypool 12.2 km 0% 100%
Zumsteins
Northern Grampians
15.4 km 3% 100%
Grampians 17.4 km Not mapped 100%
Brimpaen
Horsham
18.1 km 2% 100%
Bellfield (Grampians)
Northern Grampians
19.7 km 4% 100%
Rocklands 21.3 km Not mapped 100%
Mooralla 23.1 km Not mapped 100%
Mirranatwa 23.8 km Not mapped 100%
Telangatuk East
Horsham
24.3 km <1% 100%
Halls Gap
Northern Grampians
25.8 km 9% 100%

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