Lalbert flood map & planning overlays
Lalbert farms 25 ha lots with light flood mapping, 8.6%, median 52.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lalbert
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 343.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
343.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lalbert's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lalbert at a glance
How Lalbert is zoned
Selling in Lalbert? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 343.21 km², Lalbert is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% 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 252,395 m² across 352 parcels.
Who lives in Lalbert
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lalbert 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 1006, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lalbert's 138 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lalbert. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lalbert 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.
Lalbert 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.
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Lalbert planning - frequently asked
Is Lalbert flood-prone?
About 9% of Lalbert falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Lalbert bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Lalbert is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Lalbert?
The dominant planning zone in Lalbert is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Lalbert have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lalbert.
What is the typical lot size in Lalbert?
Across 352 surveyed parcels in Lalbert, the median lot size is about 252,395 m². There are also 112 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Lalbert have a train station?
There is no train station inside Lalbert itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Lalbert?
At the 2021 Census Lalbert had 138 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Gannawarra statistical area, which contains Lalbert, went from 7,625 people in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
Is Lalbert an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lalbert scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lalbert?
Median household income in Lalbert was $939 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Gannawarra. Median rent was $168 a week and the median mortgage repayment $433 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meatian Swan Hill |
12.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cannie | 13.4 km | 25% | 100% |
| Tittybong Buloke |
13.7 km | 58% | 100% |
| Beauchamp | 15.5 km | 30% | 100% |
| Wangie Buloke |
16.1 km | 43% | 100% |
| Kunat Swan Hill |
17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Goschen Swan Hill |
17.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Murnungin Swan Hill |
19.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Cokum Buloke |
20.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Towaninny Buloke |
22.6 km | 37% | 100% |