Kerang flood map & planning overlays
Kerang is Gannawarra's biggest town, 3,960 people, on its smallest lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kerang
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 146.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
146.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kerang's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kerang
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast; observed aircraft traffic is a separate question - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
5% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
Kerang at a glance
How Kerang is zoned
Selling in Kerang? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 146.58 km², Kerang is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 89% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 982 m² across 3,371 parcels.
Who lives in Kerang
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kerang 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 895, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kerang's 3,960 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kerang, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kerang. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kerang itself.
4,230 in 2001 to 3,784 in 2025, down 11%.
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.
Kerang 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) | Inside a held contour | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 15 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 Kerang address
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Kerang planning - frequently asked
Is Kerang flood-prone?
About 89% of Kerang falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Kerang bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Kerang is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
Is Kerang affected by aircraft noise?
About 5% of Kerang sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Kerang?
The dominant planning zone in Kerang is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Kerang have heritage-listed places?
Kerang has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kerang?
Across 3,371 surveyed parcels in Kerang, the median lot size is about 982 m². There are also 552 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kerang have a train station?
Yes - Kerang has 1 train station: Kerang Station. It is also served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Kerang?
At the 2021 Census Kerang had 3,960 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Kerang statistical area, which contains Kerang, went from 4,230 people in 2001 to 3,784 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Kerang an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kerang scores 895 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 Kerang?
Median household income in Kerang was $1,006 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Gannawarra. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reedy Lake | 7.5 km | 93% | 81% |
| Kerang East | 8.8 km | 65% | 100% |
| Westby | 9.7 km | 73% | 100% |
| Wandella | 10.1 km | 57% | 100% |
| Teal Point | 11.0 km | 24% | 100% |
| Fairley | 12.0 km | 39% | 100% |
| Capels Crossing | 12.1 km | 85% | 100% |
| Koroop | 12.2 km | 64% | 100% |
| Dingwall | 12.6 km | 70% | 100% |
| Tragowel | 13.8 km | 55% | 100% |