Jarrahmond flood map & planning overlays
Jarrahmond: 11 ha farms, 22.5% flood, locals 52 at the median.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Jarrahmond
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 64.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
64.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jarrahmond's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Jarrahmond at a glance
How Jarrahmond is zoned
Selling in Jarrahmond? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 64.18 km², Jarrahmond is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 113,347 m² across 168 parcels.
Who lives in Jarrahmond
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jarrahmond 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 973, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Jarrahmond's 117 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jarrahmond. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jarrahmond itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Jarrahmond 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 | Not watched | 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 Jarrahmond 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 →Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Jarrahmond lot.
Jarrahmond planning - frequently asked
Is Jarrahmond flood-prone?
About 22% of Jarrahmond falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Jarrahmond bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Jarrahmond is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Jarrahmond?
The dominant planning zone in Jarrahmond is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Jarrahmond have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Jarrahmond.
What is the typical lot size in Jarrahmond?
Across 168 surveyed parcels in Jarrahmond, the median lot size is about 113,347 m². There are also 53 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Jarrahmond?
At the 2021 Census Jarrahmond had 117 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Orbost statistical area, which contains Jarrahmond, went from 7,047 people in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Jarrahmond an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jarrahmond scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Jarrahmond?
Median household income in Jarrahmond was $1,166 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $238 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,159 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orbost | 9.0 km | 18% | 99% |
| Newmerella | 9.6 km | 18% | 98% |
| Bete Bolong | 10.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Simpsons Creek | 10.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Corringle | 12.8 km | 56% | 89% |
| Waygara | 13.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Bete Bolong North | 13.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Brodribb River | 16.1 km | 23% | 98% |
| Wombat Creek | 17.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Wairewa | 21.9 km | 11% | 100% |