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Lake Tyers Beach flood map & planning overlays

Lake Tyers Beach: 699 m² lots (2nd-smallest) and 89.6% environmental significance overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Lake Tyers Beach (East Gippsland, VIC) - 6.17 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Tyers Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Lake Tyers Beach at a glance

Parcels 735 Median lot 699 m² Mapped easements 272 Bus stops 1

How Lake Tyers Beach is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 52%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 23%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 11%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 8%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 2%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 2%

Selling in Lake Tyers Beach? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 6.17 km², Lake Tyers Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 699 m² across 735 parcels.

Who lives in Lake Tyers Beach

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Tyers Beach suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
802
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,171
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $1,209
Median rent
$275
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $247
Median mortgage
$1,228
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 950, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lake Tyers Beach's 802 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.0%
5-14 9.6%
15-19 6.3%
20-24 3.7%
25-34 7.2%
35-44 7.1%
45-54 14.6%
55-64 17.8%
65-74 19.4%
75-84 10.2%
85+ 1.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Lakes Entrance, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Tyers Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Tyers Beach 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 Tyers Beach data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Beach planning - frequently asked

Is Lake Tyers Beach flood-prone?

About 3% of Lake Tyers Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.

Is Lake Tyers Beach bushfire-prone?

Around 93% of Lake Tyers Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

What is the zoning in Lake Tyers Beach?

The dominant planning zone in Lake Tyers Beach is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does Lake Tyers Beach have heritage-listed places?

Lake Tyers Beach has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Lake Tyers Beach?

Across 735 surveyed parcels in Lake Tyers Beach, the median lot size is about 699 m². There are also 272 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Lake Tyers Beach have a train station?

There is no train station inside Lake Tyers Beach itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Lake Tyers Beach?

At the 2021 Census Lake Tyers Beach had 802 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Lakes Entrance statistical area, which contains Lake Tyers Beach, went from 8,343 people in 2001 to 11,331 in 2025, up 36%.

Is Lake Tyers Beach an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Tyers Beach scores 950 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 Tyers Beach?

Median household income in Lake Tyers Beach was $1,171 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,228 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lake Bunga 2.5 km 10% 92%
Lakes Entrance 5.3 km 15% 84%
Lake Tyers 5.7 km 24% 84%
Toorloo Arm 7.1 km 6% 94%
Kalimna 9.2 km 13% 88%
Kalimna West 11.9 km <1% 100%
Nyerimilang 12.6 km 73% 51%
Tostaree 14.5 km 7% 100%
Nungurner 15.1 km <1% 100%
Swan Reach 17.3 km 10% 100%

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