Gorae flood map & planning overlays
Gorae leads Glenelg on rent, $460, and is young at 40.
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A planning-constraint profile of Gorae
(Glenelg, VIC) - 71.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
71.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gorae'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Gorae
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
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.
Gorae at a glance
How Gorae is zoned
Selling in Gorae? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 71.45 km², Gorae is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 49,151 m² across 178 parcels.
Who lives in Gorae
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gorae suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 970, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gorae's 236 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Glenelg (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Gorae. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gorae itself.
9,303 in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Gorae data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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 Gorae address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Gorae. 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 Gorae lot.
Gorae planning - frequently asked
Is Gorae flood-prone?
About 2% of Gorae falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Gorae bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Gorae is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glenelg average of 99%.
Is Gorae under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Gorae, and over about 6% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Gorae?
The dominant planning zone in Gorae is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Farming Zone (FZ2).
Does Gorae have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gorae.
What is the typical lot size in Gorae?
Across 178 surveyed parcels in Gorae, the median lot size is about 49,151 m². There are also 74 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Gorae?
At the 2021 Census Gorae had 236 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Gorae, went from 9,303 people in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Gorae an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gorae scores 970 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gorae?
Median household income in Gorae was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,466 for the typical suburb in Glenelg. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,435 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolwarra | 6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Portland North | 6.9 km | <1% | 98% |
| Heathmere | 7.5 km | 7% | 100% |
| Gorae West | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Dutton Way | 8.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Allestree | 8.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Cashmore | 9.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Heywood | 12.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Narrawong | 13.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Portland | 14.7 km | 6% | 65% |