Licola zoning & planning overlays
Licola is 36 ha conservation land, all bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Licola
(Wellington, VIC) - 246.5 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
246.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Licola's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Licola
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
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.
Licola at a glance
How Licola is zoned
Selling in Licola? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 246.5 km², Licola is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 362,360 m² across 112 parcels.
Who lives in Licola
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Licola suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Alps - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Licola. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Licola itself.
26 in 2001 to 23 in 2025, down 12%.
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.
Licola data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Licola address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →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 Licola lot.
Licola planning - frequently asked
Is Licola flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Licola, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Wellington is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Licola bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Licola is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Licola under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Licola in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 ft. 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 Licola?
The dominant planning zone in Licola is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).
Does Licola have heritage-listed places?
Licola has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Licola?
Across 112 surveyed parcels in Licola, the median lot size is about 362,360 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licola North | 10.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Glenfalloch | 10.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Crookayan | 13.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sargood | 15.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Worrowing | 17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Toombon Baw Baw |
18.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Aberfeldy Baw Baw |
20.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woods Point Mansfield |
20.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tamboritha | 21.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yangoura | 22.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |