Maramingo Creek flood map & planning overlays
Maramingo Creek keeps 4 ha conservation lots, wholly bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Maramingo Creek
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 99.8 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
99.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Maramingo Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Maramingo Creek at a glance
How Maramingo Creek is zoned
Selling in Maramingo Creek? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 99.8 km², Maramingo Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 42,423 m² across 38 parcels.
Who lives in Maramingo Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Maramingo Creek 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 1004, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Maramingo Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Maramingo Creek 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.
Maramingo Creek 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 Maramingo Creek address
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Maramingo Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Maramingo Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Maramingo Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Maramingo Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Maramingo Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Maramingo Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Maramingo Creek is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Maramingo Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Maramingo Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Maramingo Creek?
Across 38 surveyed parcels in Maramingo Creek, the median lot size is about 42,423 m².
Is Maramingo Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Maramingo Creek scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa | 11.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Wangarabell | 11.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Gipsy Point | 12.3 km | 11% | 100% |
| Wallagaraugh | 12.3 km | 2% | 100% |
| Wroxham | 13.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mallacoota | 22.3 km | 10% | 88% |
| Wingan River | 27.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Chandlers Creek | 27.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Noorinbee North | 29.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Noorinbee | 38.0 km | 9% | 100% |