Lake Tyers flood map & planning overlays
Lake Tyers has 88.7% environmental significance overlay and 24.4% flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lake Tyers
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 8.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
8.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Tyers's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Lake Tyers at a glance
How Lake Tyers is zoned
Selling in Lake Tyers? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 8.33 km², Lake Tyers is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 149,465 m² across 16 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Tyers
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Tyers 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 912, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Tyers. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Tyers itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
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 Tyers 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 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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Lake Tyers planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Tyers flood-prone?
About 24% of Lake Tyers falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Lake Tyers bushfire-prone?
Around 84% of Lake Tyers is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Lake Tyers?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Tyers is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Lake Tyers have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lake Tyers.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Tyers?
Across 16 surveyed parcels in Lake Tyers, the median lot size is about 149,465 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Lake Tyers an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Tyers scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tyers Beach | 5.7 km | 3% | 93% |
| Toorloo Arm | 7.3 km | 6% | 94% |
| Lake Bunga | 8.3 km | 10% | 92% |
| Tostaree | 9.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Lakes Entrance | 10.8 km | 15% | 84% |
| Wombat Creek | 13.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Kalimna | 14.9 km | 13% | 88% |
| Kalimna West | 16.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wairewa | 16.5 km | 11% | 100% |
| Nyerimilang | 18.3 km | 73% | 51% |