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Lal Lal flood map & planning overlays

Lal Lal: 17.5% flood mapping, the 3rd-highest share in Moorabool.

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A planning-constraint profile of Lal Lal (Moorabool, VIC) - 66.56 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 Lal Lal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Lal Lal

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft
69%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
21%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±24% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Lal Lal at a glance

Parcels 657 Median lot 38,779 m² Mapped easements 81 Bus stops 2

How Lal Lal is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 46%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 21%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 20%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 9%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 1%
Special Use Zone (SUZ2) 1%

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

Across its 66.56 km², Lal Lal is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 38,779 m² across 657 parcels.

Who lives in Lal Lal

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

Population
621
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$1,804
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $1,798
Median rent
$290
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,681
per month
Household size
2.8
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 961, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lal Lal's 621 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 13.9%
15-19 6.8%
20-24 2.9%
25-34 9.4%
35-44 12.3%
45-54 17.8%
55-64 18.2%
65-74 8.8%
75-84 4.1%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gordon (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Lal Lal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lal Lal itself.

5,350 in 2001 to 6,557 in 2025, up 23%.

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.

Lal Lal 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 pathsObservedadsb.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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Lal Lal. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Lal Lal planning - frequently asked

Is Lal Lal flood-prone?

About 18% of Lal Lal falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Lal Lal bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Lal Lal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moorabool average of 98%.

Is Lal Lal under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Lal Lal, and over about 69% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Lal Lal?

The dominant planning zone in Lal Lal is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ).

Does Lal Lal have heritage-listed places?

Lal Lal has 11 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Lal Lal?

Across 657 surveyed parcels in Lal Lal, the median lot size is about 38,779 m². There are also 81 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Lal Lal have a train station?

There is no train station inside Lal Lal itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Lal Lal?

At the 2021 Census Lal Lal had 621 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Gordon (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Lal Lal, went from 5,350 people in 2001 to 6,557 in 2025, up 23%.

Is Lal Lal an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lal Lal scores 961 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lal Lal?

Median household income in Lal Lal was $1,804 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,798 for the typical suburb in Moorabool. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,681 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yendon 5.0 km 6% 100%
Clarendon 6.0 km 10% 100%
Mount Doran 6.3 km 10% 100%
Millbrook 6.4 km 12% 100%
Scotsburn
Ballarat		 8.5 km 4% 100%
Mount Egerton 8.8 km 5% 100%
Dunnstown 9.8 km 13% 100%
Navigators 10.5 km 13% 100%
Elaine 10.6 km 5% 100%
Bungal 11.4 km 9% 100%

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