Leongatha North flood map & planning overlays
Leongatha North: 4 ha farms with 13.5% under flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Leongatha North
(South Gippsland, VIC) - 24.19 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
24.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Leongatha North'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Leongatha North
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Leongatha North at a glance
How Leongatha North is zoned
Selling in Leongatha North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 24.19 km², Leongatha North is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% 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 40,470 m² across 149 parcels.
Who lives in Leongatha North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Leongatha North 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 1044, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Leongatha North's 141 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Leongatha, the wider ABS statistical area containing Leongatha North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Leongatha North itself.
9,791 in 2001 to 11,699 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Leongatha North 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 | Observed | 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.
Check a specific Leongatha North address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 28% of Leongatha North. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Leongatha North lot.
Leongatha North planning - frequently asked
Is Leongatha North flood-prone?
About 14% of Leongatha North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Leongatha North bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Leongatha North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.
Is Leongatha North under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 28% of Leongatha North, and over about 49% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Leongatha North?
The dominant planning zone in Leongatha North is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).
Does Leongatha North have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Leongatha North.
What is the typical lot size in Leongatha North?
Across 149 surveyed parcels in Leongatha North, the median lot size is about 40,470 m². There are also 49 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Leongatha North?
At the 2021 Census Leongatha North had 141 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Leongatha statistical area, which contains Leongatha North, went from 9,791 people in 2001 to 11,699 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Leongatha North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Leongatha North scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Leongatha North?
Median household income in Leongatha North was $1,850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $245 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Eccles South | 2.2 km | 41% | 100% |
| Wooreen | 4.5 km | 7% | 100% |
| Ruby | 4.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Fairbank | 4.8 km | 1% | 100% |
| Mount Eccles | 4.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wild Dog Valley | 6.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Leongatha | 6.4 km | 16% | 88% |
| Koorooman | 7.1 km | 11% | 100% |
| Boorool | 8.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Arawata | 8.3 km | 0% | 100% |