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Lake Tyrrell flood map & planning overlays

Lake Tyrrell is 100% environmental significance overlay, 1st in Victoria, on 327 ha lots.

A planning-constraint profile of Lake Tyrrell (Buloke, VIC) - 192.88 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.

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

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Lake Tyrrell at a glance

Parcels 11 Median lot 3,270,418 m²

How Lake Tyrrell is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 100%
Farming Zone (FZ) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 192.88 km², Lake Tyrrell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 89% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 3,270,418 m² across 11 parcels.

Lake Tyrrell 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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 29 September 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 Tyrrell planning - frequently asked

Is Lake Tyrrell flood-prone?

About 89% of Lake Tyrrell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.

Is Lake Tyrrell bushfire-prone?

Around 4% of Lake Tyrrell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.

What is the zoning in Lake Tyrrell?

The dominant planning zone in Lake Tyrrell is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Lake Tyrrell have heritage-listed places?

Lake Tyrrell has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Lake Tyrrell?

Across 11 surveyed parcels in Lake Tyrrell, the median lot size is about 3,270,418 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bimbourie 6.4 km 0% 100%
Tyrrell Downs 9.4 km 11% 100%
Nandaly 14.3 km Not mapped 100%
Nyarrin 15.3 km Not mapped 100%
Ninda 15.4 km 0% 100%
Pier Milan 16.9 km 0% 100%
Sea Lake 17.1 km 6% 100%
Tyrrell 17.4 km <1% 100%
Gerahmin
Swan Hill
18.0 km 0% 100%
Chinkapook
Swan Hill
20.4 km 0% 100%

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