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Lima South flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Lima South (Benalla, VIC) - 48.36 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 Lima South'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 Lima South

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
10%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
4,000 ft
averaging 7,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Lima South at a glance

Parcels 148 Median lot 110,957 m² Mapped easements 62

How Lima South is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 50%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 46%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 48.36 km², Lima South is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% 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 110,957 m² across 148 parcels.

Who lives in Lima South

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

Population
142
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,604
per week, Benalla suburb typical $1,407
Median rent
$300
per week, Benalla suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,882
per month
Household size
2.6
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 980, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lima South's 142 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 8.8%
5-14 13.1%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 5.1%
35-44 15.3%
45-54 8.0%
55-64 21.9%
65-74 19.0%
75-84 2.9%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Benalla Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lima South. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lima South itself.

3,632 in 2001 to 3,809 in 2025, up 5%.

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.

Lima South 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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Lima South planning - frequently asked

Is Lima South flood-prone?

About 2% of Lima South falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 20%.

Is Lima South bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Lima South is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Benalla average of 100%.

Is Lima South under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Lima South 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 Lima South?

The dominant planning zone in Lima South is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Lima South have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Lima South.

What is the typical lot size in Lima South?

Across 148 surveyed parcels in Lima South, the median lot size is about 110,957 m². There are also 62 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Lima South?

At the 2021 Census Lima South had 142 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Benalla Surrounds statistical area, which contains Lima South, went from 3,632 people in 2001 to 3,809 in 2025, up 5%.

Is Lima South an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lima South scores 980 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lima South?

Median household income in Lima South was $1,604 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,407 for the typical suburb in Benalla. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,882 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lima East 4.8 km Not mapped 100%
Samaria 6.2 km Not mapped 100%
Barjarg
Mansfield		 9.6 km 9% 98%
Bridge Creek
Mansfield		 11.1 km <1% 100%
Lima 11.1 km Not mapped 100%
Creek Junction 11.2 km Not mapped 100%
Moorngag 11.6 km Not mapped 100%
Swanpool 12.1 km 14% 100%
Tatong 15.5 km 2% 100%
Archerton 16.6 km Not mapped 100%

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