Kennett River flood map & planning overlays
Kennett River keeps 823 m² lots and rents for $320 (joint 4th).
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A planning-constraint profile of Kennett River
(Colac Otway, VIC) - 31.6 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
31.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kennett 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 Kennett 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
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.
Kennett River at a glance
How Kennett River is zoned
Selling in Kennett River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 31.6 km², Kennett River 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. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 823 m² across 223 parcels.
Who lives in Kennett River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kennett 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 1050, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kennett River's 74 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Otway, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kennett River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kennett River itself.
3,452 in 2001 to 3,974 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Kennett 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 Kennett 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 3% of Kennett 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 Kennett River lot.
Kennett River planning - frequently asked
Is Kennett River flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kennett River and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).
Is Kennett River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kennett River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.
Is Kennett River under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Kennett River, and over about 11% 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 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 Kennett River?
The dominant planning zone in Kennett River is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Township Zone (TZ).
Does Kennett River have heritage-listed places?
Kennett River has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kennett River?
Across 223 surveyed parcels in Kennett River, the median lot size is about 823 m². There are also 37 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kennett River have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kennett River itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Kennett River?
At the 2021 Census Kennett River had 74 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Otway statistical area, which contains Kennett River, went from 3,452 people in 2001 to 3,974 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Kennett River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kennett River scores 1050 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kennett River?
Median household income in Kennett River was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongarra | 3.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wye River | 4.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mount Sabine | 4.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Grey River | 5.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Sugarloaf | 5.5 km | 1% | 100% |
| Tanybryn | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Separation Creek | 9.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Skenes Creek North | 9.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Barramunga | 10.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Petticoat Creek | 10.1 km | 3% | 100% |