Jack River flood map & planning overlays
Jack River keeps 7 ha Farming Zone lots, 15.1% flood, median 47.
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A planning-constraint profile of Jack River
(Wellington, VIC) - 49.57 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
49.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jack River'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 Jack River
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
typical observed square 0 a day
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.
Jack River at a glance
How Jack River is zoned
Selling in Jack River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 49.57 km², Jack River is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% 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 68,818 m² across 252 parcels.
Who lives in Jack River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jack River 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 947, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Jack River's 161 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarram, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jack River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jack River 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.
Jack River 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 Jack River 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 12% of Jack River. 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 Jack River lot.
Jack River planning - frequently asked
Is Jack River flood-prone?
About 15% of Jack River falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Jack River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Jack River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Jack River under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 12% of Jack River, and over about 35% 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 500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Jack River?
The dominant planning zone in Jack River is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).
Does Jack River have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Jack River.
What is the typical lot size in Jack River?
Across 252 surveyed parcels in Jack River, the median lot size is about 68,818 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Jack River?
At the 2021 Census Jack River had 161 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Yarram statistical area, which contains Jack River, went from 5,686 people in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Jack River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jack River scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Jack River?
Median household income in Jack River was $1,325 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $228 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,283 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberton West | 3.5 km | 16% | 100% |
| Staceys Bridge | 4.7 km | 1% | 100% |
| Devon North | 6.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Gelliondale | 6.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Madalya | 8.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Alberton | 9.7 km | 30% | 100% |
| Binginwarri | 10.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hedley | 11.1 km | 21% | 87% |
| Tarra Valley | 11.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hiawatha | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |