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Kalimna flood map & planning overlays

Kalimna houses 1,350 people amid 86.6% environmental significance overlay.

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A planning-constraint profile of Kalimna (East Gippsland, VIC) - 7.34 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kalimna'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kalimna

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
9%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
6,000 ft
averaging 8,000 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.

Kalimna at a glance

Parcels 906 Median lot 856 m² Mapped easements 298 Bus stops 14

How Kalimna is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ3) 30%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 29%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 17%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 10%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 9%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 4%

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

Across its 7.34 km², Kalimna is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 88% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ3). The median lot measures about 856 m² across 906 parcels.

Who lives in Kalimna

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

Population
1,350
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,055
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $1,209
Median rent
$280
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $247
Median mortgage
$1,256
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 900, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kalimna's 1,350 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.4%
5-14 9.4%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 3.7%
25-34 8.1%
35-44 8.1%
45-54 11.8%
55-64 15.2%
65-74 18.4%
75-84 11.1%
85+ 4.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,343 in 2001 to 11,331 in 2025, up 36%.

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.

Kalimna data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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.

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Kalimna planning - frequently asked

Is Kalimna flood-prone?

About 13% of Kalimna falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.

Is Kalimna bushfire-prone?

Around 88% of Kalimna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

Is Kalimna under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 9% of Kalimna in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Kalimna?

The dominant planning zone in Kalimna is Farming Zone (FZ3), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does Kalimna have heritage-listed places?

Kalimna has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Kalimna?

Across 906 surveyed parcels in Kalimna, the median lot size is about 856 m². There are also 298 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Kalimna have a train station?

There is no train station inside Kalimna itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.

What is the population of Kalimna?

At the 2021 Census Kalimna had 1,350 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Lakes Entrance statistical area, which contains Kalimna, went from 8,343 people in 2001 to 11,331 in 2025, up 36%.

Is Kalimna an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kalimna scores 900 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Kalimna?

Median household income in Kalimna was $1,055 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,256 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nyerimilang 3.7 km 73% 51%
Lakes Entrance 4.1 km 15% 84%
Nungurner 6.2 km <1% 100%
Kalimna West 6.3 km <1% 100%
Lake Bunga 6.7 km 10% 92%
Lake Tyers Beach 9.2 km 3% 93%
Swan Reach 9.6 km 10% 100%
Toorloo Arm 12.5 km 6% 94%
Metung 13.4 km 66% 37%
Boole Poole 13.7 km 84% 44%

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