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Jumbuk zoning & planning overlays

Jumbuk holds 9 ha farms, bushfire mapping across the lot.

A planning-constraint profile of Jumbuk (Latrobe, VIC) - 21.33 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jumbuk'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Jumbuk

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

Under observed aircraft
18%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
7%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Jumbuk at a glance

Parcels 68 Median lot 86,864 m² Mapped easements 29

How Jumbuk is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 100%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%

Selling in Jumbuk? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 21.33 km², Jumbuk 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 86,864 m² across 68 parcels.

Who lives in Jumbuk

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jumbuk suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
42
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 994, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Churchill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jumbuk. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jumbuk itself.

11,430 in 2001 to 12,325 in 2025, up 8%.

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.

Jumbuk data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Jumbuk address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Jumbuk. 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 Jumbuk lot.

Jumbuk planning - frequently asked

Is Jumbuk flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Jumbuk, 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. Latrobe is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Jumbuk bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Jumbuk is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Latrobe average of 96%.

Is Jumbuk under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Jumbuk, and over about 18% 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 Jumbuk?

The dominant planning zone in Jumbuk is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Jumbuk have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Jumbuk.

What is the typical lot size in Jumbuk?

Across 68 surveyed parcels in Jumbuk, the median lot size is about 86,864 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Jumbuk an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jumbuk scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Jeeralang 5.3 km Not mapped 100%
Jeeralang Junction 5.6 km Not mapped 100%
Budgeree 5.8 km Not mapped 100%
Yinnar South 6.4 km 6% 100%
Churchill 9.2 km 1% 88%
Hazelwood South 9.6 km Not mapped 100%
Grand Ridge 10.3 km Not mapped 100%
Koornalla 10.8 km 7% 100%
Balook 11.8 km Not mapped 100%
Boolarra South 12.2 km Not mapped 100%

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