Mallacoota flood map & planning overlays
Mallacoota's 1,183 residents have a median age of 59, joint 5th in the shire.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mallacoota
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 242.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
242.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mallacoota's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mallacoota at a glance
How Mallacoota is zoned
Selling in Mallacoota? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 242.21 km², Mallacoota is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 88% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,011 m² across 1,350 parcels.
Who lives in Mallacoota
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mallacoota 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 954, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mallacoota's 1,183 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mallacoota. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mallacoota itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 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.
Mallacoota 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 | Not watched | 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 Mallacoota address
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Mallacoota planning - frequently asked
Is Mallacoota flood-prone?
About 10% of Mallacoota falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Mallacoota bushfire-prone?
Around 88% of Mallacoota is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Mallacoota?
The dominant planning zone in Mallacoota is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ1).
Does Mallacoota have heritage-listed places?
Mallacoota has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mallacoota?
Across 1,350 surveyed parcels in Mallacoota, the median lot size is about 1,011 m². There are also 336 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mallacoota have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mallacoota itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Mallacoota?
At the 2021 Census Mallacoota had 1,183 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Orbost statistical area, which contains Mallacoota, went from 7,047 people in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Mallacoota an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mallacoota scores 954 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mallacoota?
Median household income in Mallacoota was $1,031 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $221 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,148 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gipsy Point | 11.3 km | 11% | 100% |
| Wallagaraugh | 11.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Genoa | 22.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Maramingo Creek | 22.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wingan River | 27.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Wangarabell | 32.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Wroxham | 36.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Noorinbee North | 47.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Chandlers Creek | 49.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Noorinbee | 52.4 km | 9% | 100% |