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Marthavale zoning & planning overlays

Marthavale lots reach 128 ha, 4th in East Gippsland.

A planning-constraint profile of Marthavale (East Gippsland, VIC) - 227.55 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Marthavale's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. 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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Marthavale

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
3%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
5,000 ft
averaging 8,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Marthavale at a glance

Parcels 17 Median lot 1,281,213 m²

How Marthavale is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 100%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 0%

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

Across its 227.55 km², Marthavale 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. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,281,213 m² across 17 parcels.

Marthavale data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian 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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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Marthavale planning - frequently asked

Is Marthavale flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Marthavale, 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. East Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Marthavale bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Marthavale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

Is Marthavale under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Marthavale in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Marthavale?

The dominant planning zone in Marthavale is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1).

Does Marthavale have heritage-listed places?

Marthavale has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Marthavale?

Across 17 surveyed parcels in Marthavale, the median lot size is about 1,281,213 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ryans 12.1 km Not mapped 100%
Brookville 16.3 km Not mapped 100%
Wentworth 16.4 km Not mapped 100%
Tabberabbera 17.0 km Not mapped 100%
Stirling 17.6 km Not mapped 100%
Dargo
Wellington
21.0 km Not mapped 100%
Deptford 21.1 km Not mapped 100%
Bullumwaal 22.5 km Not mapped 100%
Merrijig (Bairnsdale) 24.4 km Not mapped 100%
Doctors Flat 26.2 km Not mapped 100%

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