Lake Meran flood map & planning overlays
Lake Meran holds 22 ha farms, flood mapping across 50.6%.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lake Meran
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 55.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
55.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Meran's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lake Meran at a glance
How Lake Meran is zoned
Selling in Lake Meran? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 55.05 km², Lake Meran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 51% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 218,822 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Meran
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Meran 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 980, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Meran. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Meran itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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 Meran 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 | 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 Lake Meran address
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Lake Meran planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Meran flood-prone?
About 51% of Lake Meran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Lake Meran bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Lake Meran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Lake Meran?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Meran is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Lake Meran have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lake Meran.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Meran?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Lake Meran, the median lot size is about 218,822 m².
Is Lake Meran an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Meran scores 980 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appin South Loddon |
7.3 km | 98% | 100% |
| Appin | 7.9 km | 72% | 100% |
| Meering West | 8.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Leaghur Loddon |
9.7 km | 74% | 100% |
| Dingwall | 11.3 km | 70% | 100% |
| Normanville | 12.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Canary Island Loddon |
13.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Minmindie Loddon |
14.1 km | 32% | 100% |
| Barraport Loddon |
16.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Pine View | 16.3 km | 10% | 100% |