Lake Bunga flood map & planning overlays
Lake Bunga blocks run 982 m², 11th-smallest in East Gippsland.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lake Bunga
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 2.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
2.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Bunga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lake Bunga at a glance
How Lake Bunga is zoned
Selling in Lake Bunga? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 2.29 km², Lake Bunga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 982 m² across 345 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Bunga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Bunga 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 935, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lake Bunga's 408 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lakes Entrance, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Bunga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Bunga 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.
Lake Bunga 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 | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 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 Lake Bunga address
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Lake Bunga planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Bunga flood-prone?
About 10% of Lake Bunga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Lake Bunga bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Lake Bunga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Lake Bunga?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Bunga is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ1).
Does Lake Bunga have heritage-listed places?
Lake Bunga has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Bunga?
Across 345 surveyed parcels in Lake Bunga, the median lot size is about 982 m². There are also 115 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Lake Bunga?
At the 2021 Census Lake Bunga had 408 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Lakes Entrance statistical area, which contains Lake Bunga, went from 8,343 people in 2001 to 11,331 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Lake Bunga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Bunga scores 935 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 Lake Bunga?
Median household income in Lake Bunga was $1,101 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 $1,483 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tyers Beach | 2.5 km | 3% | 93% |
| Lakes Entrance | 2.9 km | 15% | 84% |
| Kalimna | 6.7 km | 13% | 88% |
| Toorloo Arm | 8.0 km | 6% | 94% |
| Lake Tyers | 8.3 km | 24% | 84% |
| Kalimna West | 9.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Nyerimilang | 10.1 km | 73% | 51% |
| Nungurner | 12.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Swan Reach | 15.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| Tostaree | 16.8 km | 7% | 100% |