Kalimna West flood map & planning overlays
Kalimna West locals are 57 at the median, on 4 ha conservation lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kalimna West
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 56.59 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
56.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kalimna West'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 Kalimna West
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.
Kalimna West at a glance
How Kalimna West is zoned
Selling in Kalimna West? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 56.59 km², Kalimna West is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 35,018 m² across 98 parcels.
Who lives in Kalimna West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kalimna West 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 989, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kalimna West's 161 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lakes Entrance, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kalimna West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kalimna West 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 West 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 Kalimna West 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 Kalimna West lot.
Kalimna West planning - frequently asked
Is Kalimna West flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kalimna West and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Kalimna West bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kalimna West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Kalimna West under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 5% of Kalimna West in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 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 West?
The dominant planning zone in Kalimna West is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Kalimna West have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kalimna West.
What is the typical lot size in Kalimna West?
Across 98 surveyed parcels in Kalimna West, the median lot size is about 35,018 m². There are also 93 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kalimna West have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kalimna West itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Kalimna West?
At the 2021 Census Kalimna West had 161 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Lakes Entrance statistical area, which contains Kalimna West, went from 8,343 people in 2001 to 11,331 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Kalimna West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kalimna West scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kalimna West?
Median household income in Kalimna West was $1,149 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,470 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Reach | 5.8 km | 10% | 100% |
| Nungurner | 5.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Kalimna | 6.3 km | 13% | 88% |
| Lakes Entrance | 7.1 km | 15% | 84% |
| Tambo Upper | 8.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Nyerimilang | 8.4 km | 73% | 51% |
| Bumberrah | 9.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Lake Bunga | 9.8 km | 10% | 92% |
| Toorloo Arm | 11.3 km | 6% | 94% |
| Johnsonville | 11.5 km | 15% | 100% |