Hiawatha zoning & planning overlays
Hiawatha keeps 6 ha Farming Zone lots inside complete bushfire cover.
A planning-constraint profile of Hiawatha
(Wellington, VIC) - 29.08 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 24 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
29.08 km² - 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.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hiawatha's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Hiawatha
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
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.
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.
Hiawatha at a glance
How Hiawatha is zoned
Selling in Hiawatha? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 29.08 km², Hiawatha 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 57,715 m² across 57 parcels.
Who lives in Hiawatha
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hiawatha 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 966, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarram, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hiawatha. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hiawatha itself.
5,686 in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Hiawatha data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Hiawatha address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Hiawatha. 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 Hiawatha lot.
Hiawatha planning - frequently asked
Is Hiawatha flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Hiawatha, 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. Wellington is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Hiawatha bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hiawatha is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Hiawatha under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Hiawatha, and over about 45% 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 Hiawatha?
The dominant planning zone in Hiawatha is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).
Does Hiawatha have heritage-listed places?
Hiawatha has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hiawatha?
Across 57 surveyed parcels in Hiawatha, the median lot size is about 57,715 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Hiawatha an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hiawatha scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wonyip | 5.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Grand Ridge Latrobe |
6.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Madalya | 6.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Binginwarri | 6.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Staceys Bridge | 7.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Woorarra East South Gippsland |
9.5 km | 7% | 100% |
| Jack River | 11.8 km | 15% | 100% |
| Tarra Valley | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Toora North South Gippsland |
12.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Hazel Park South Gippsland |
12.2 km | 10% | 100% |