Macorna flood map & planning overlays
Macorna sits on 14,323 m² farm lots, 47.1% flood, median 52.
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A planning-constraint profile of Macorna
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 133.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 15 October 2026.
Constraint readout
133.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Macorna's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Macorna at a glance
How Macorna is zoned
Selling in Macorna? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 133.95 km², Macorna is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 47% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 14,323 m² across 508 parcels.
Who lives in Macorna
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Macorna 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 985, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Macorna's 67 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Macorna. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Macorna 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.
Macorna 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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Macorna planning - frequently asked
Is Macorna flood-prone?
About 47% of Macorna falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Macorna bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Macorna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Macorna?
The dominant planning zone in Macorna is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Macorna have heritage-listed places?
Macorna has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Macorna?
Across 508 surveyed parcels in Macorna, the median lot size is about 14,323 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Macorna?
At the 2021 Census Macorna had 67 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Gannawarra statistical area, which contains Macorna, went from 7,625 people in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
Is Macorna an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Macorna scores 985 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 Macorna?
Median household income in Macorna was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Gannawarra. Median rent was $125 a week and the median mortgage repayment $800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tragowel | 8.5 km | 55% | 100% |
| Loddon Vale Loddon |
9.8 km | 89% | 100% |
| Mincha Loddon |
10.5 km | 40% | 100% |
| Macorna North | 10.8 km | 42% | 100% |
| Appin South Loddon |
11.6 km | 98% | 100% |
| Appin | 11.7 km | 72% | 100% |
| Mincha West | 12.6 km | 22% | 100% |
| Canary Island Loddon |
14.4 km | 100% | 100% |
| Gladfield Loddon |
16.1 km | 66% | 100% |
| Kerang East | 16.2 km | 65% | 100% |