Howqua Inlet flood map & planning overlays
Howqua Inlet sits on 1,163 m² farm lots, median 54.
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A planning-constraint profile of Howqua Inlet
(Mansfield, VIC) - 5.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Howqua Inlet'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 Howqua Inlet
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.
Howqua Inlet at a glance
How Howqua Inlet is zoned
Selling in Howqua Inlet? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.64 km², Howqua Inlet 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,163 m² across 158 parcels.
Who lives in Howqua Inlet
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Howqua Inlet 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 1004, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Howqua Inlet's 63 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mansfield (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Howqua Inlet. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Howqua Inlet itself.
6,907 in 2001 to 11,324 in 2025, up 64%.
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.
Howqua Inlet 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 Howqua Inlet address
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See what's in the $9 report →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 Howqua Inlet lot.
Howqua Inlet planning - frequently asked
Is Howqua Inlet flood-prone?
About 2% of Howqua Inlet falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Howqua Inlet bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Howqua Inlet is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mansfield average of 99%.
Is Howqua Inlet under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Howqua Inlet in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Howqua Inlet?
The dominant planning zone in Howqua Inlet is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Howqua Inlet have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Howqua Inlet.
What is the typical lot size in Howqua Inlet?
Across 158 surveyed parcels in Howqua Inlet, the median lot size is about 1,163 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Howqua Inlet have a train station?
There is no train station inside Howqua Inlet itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Howqua Inlet?
At the 2021 Census Howqua Inlet had 63 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Mansfield (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Howqua Inlet, went from 6,907 people in 2001 to 11,324 in 2025, up 64%.
Is Howqua Inlet an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Howqua Inlet scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Howqua Inlet?
Median household income in Howqua Inlet was $695 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,408 for the typical suburb in Mansfield. Median rent was $294 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,179 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macs Cove | 3.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Mountain Bay | 4.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Jamieson | 4.6 km | 5% | 100% |
| Piries | 5.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Howqua | 5.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Goughs Bay | 10.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Boorolite | 10.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Delatite | 12.1 km | 25% | 100% |
| Kevington | 13.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Howes Creek | 14.8 km | 36% | 92% |