Koo Wee Rup flood map & planning overlays
Koo Wee Rup is young (34, joint) with 20 heritage places.
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A planning-constraint profile of Koo Wee Rup
(Cardinia, VIC) - 57.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
57.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Koo Wee Rup'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 Koo Wee Rup
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Koo Wee Rup at a glance
How Koo Wee Rup is zoned
Selling in Koo Wee Rup? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 57.58 km², Koo Wee Rup is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 99% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 20 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1). The median lot measures about 775 m² across 2,322 parcels.
Who lives in Koo Wee Rup
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Koo Wee Rup 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 948, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Koo Wee Rup's 4,047 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Koo Wee Rup, the wider ABS statistical area containing Koo Wee Rup. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Koo Wee Rup itself.
5,236 in 2001 to 12,598 in 2025, up 141%.
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.
Koo Wee Rup 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 83% of Koo Wee Rup. 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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Koo Wee Rup planning - frequently asked
Is Koo Wee Rup flood-prone?
About 99% of Koo Wee Rup falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Koo Wee Rup bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Koo Wee Rup is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cardinia average of 97%.
Is Koo Wee Rup under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 83% of Koo Wee Rup, and over about 95% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Koo Wee Rup?
The dominant planning zone in Koo Wee Rup is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1), though the suburb also includes Special Use Zone (SUZ1) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1).
Does Koo Wee Rup have heritage-listed places?
Koo Wee Rup has 20 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Koo Wee Rup?
Across 2,322 surveyed parcels in Koo Wee Rup, the median lot size is about 775 m². There are also 822 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Koo Wee Rup have a train station?
There is no train station inside Koo Wee Rup itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Koo Wee Rup?
At the 2021 Census Koo Wee Rup had 4,047 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Koo Wee Rup statistical area, which contains Koo Wee Rup, went from 5,236 people in 2001 to 12,598 in 2025, up 141%.
Is Koo Wee Rup an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Koo Wee Rup scores 948 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Koo Wee Rup?
Median household income in Koo Wee Rup was $1,782 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,976 for the typical suburb in Cardinia. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,811 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monomeith | 3.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Pakenham South | 5.5 km | 100% | 100% |
| Koo Wee Rup North | 5.7 km | 100% | 100% |
| Rythdale | 6.3 km | 94% | 100% |
| Caldermeade | 6.8 km | 100% | 100% |
| Bayles | 6.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Dalmore | 7.0 km | 98% | 100% |
| Cardinia | 8.2 km | 96% | 100% |
| Tooradin Casey |
9.9 km | 88% | 97% |
| Nar Nar Goon | 10.8 km | 61% | 98% |