Mailors Flat zoning & planning overlays
Mailors Flat is young, median 35, on 11,670 m² farm lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mailors Flat
(Moyne, VIC) - 16.67 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
16.67 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 Mailors Flat's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Mailors Flat
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
2% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Contours held
- Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 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.
Mailors Flat at a glance
How Mailors Flat is zoned
Selling in Mailors Flat? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 16.67 km², Mailors Flat 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 11,670 m² across 293 parcels.
Who lives in Mailors Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mailors Flat 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 988, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mailors Flat's 490 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moyne - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mailors Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mailors Flat itself.
8,317 in 2001 to 10,246 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Mailors Flat 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Mailors Flat 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Mailors Flat. 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 Mailors Flat lot.
Mailors Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Mailors Flat flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mailors Flat, 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. Moyne is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Mailors Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mailors Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moyne average of 100%.
Is Mailors Flat affected by aircraft noise?
About 2% of Mailors Flat sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Mailors Flat under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Mailors Flat, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 14 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 Mailors Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Mailors Flat is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ3) and Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ).
Does Mailors Flat have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mailors Flat.
What is the typical lot size in Mailors Flat?
Across 293 surveyed parcels in Mailors Flat, the median lot size is about 11,670 m². There are also 128 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mailors Flat?
At the 2021 Census Mailors Flat had 490 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Moyne - West statistical area, which contains Mailors Flat, went from 8,317 people in 2001 to 10,246 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Mailors Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mailors Flat scores 988 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mailors Flat?
Median household income in Mailors Flat was $2,073 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,699 for the typical suburb in Moyne. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,540 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodford Warrnambool |
3.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarpturk | 3.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yangery Warrnambool |
4.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Southern Cross | 5.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Winslow | 5.8 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Bushfield Warrnambool |
5.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Purnim West | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Dennington Warrnambool |
7.8 km | 26% | 91% |
| Illowa | 7.9 km | 18% | 100% |
| Grassmere | 8.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |