Mcloughlins Beach flood map & planning overlays

Mcloughlins Beach: 786 m² lots, 48.5% flood, 78.7% Ramsar overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Mcloughlins Beach (Wellington, VIC) - 6.58 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

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Planning schematicMcloughlins Beach

Constraint readout

6.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 48%

1.9× council avg (26%) · #11 of 80 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 97%

≈ council avg (96%) · #112 of 126 mapped council suburbs

Environmental79%

5.6× council avg (14%) · #12 of 126 in council

Heritage sites 0 Mostly Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) Flood 11th most affected of 80 → Bushfire 112th most affected of 126 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mcloughlins Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mcloughlins Beach

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft

17%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

5,000 ft

averaging 7,500 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.

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.

Mcloughlins Beach at a glance

Parcels 234 Median lot 786 m² Mapped easements 3

How Mcloughlins Beach is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 68%

Farming Zone (FZ) 28%

Township Zone (TZ) 4%

Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 6.58 km², Mcloughlins Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 786 m² across 234 parcels.

Who lives in Mcloughlins Beach

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mcloughlins Beach suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

121

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$792

per week, Wellington suburb typical $1,357

Median rent

$215

per week, Wellington suburb typical $240

Median mortgage

$601

per month

Household size

1.8

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 922, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mcloughlins Beach's 121 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%

5-14 7.5%

15-19 2.5%

20-24 2.5%

25-34 4.2%

35-44 7.5%

45-54 10.0%

55-64 24.2%

65-74 32.5%

75-84 5.8%

85+ 3.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Yarram, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mcloughlins Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mcloughlins Beach itself.

5,686 in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.

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.

Mcloughlins Beach 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	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.

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Mcloughlins Beach planning - frequently asked

Is Mcloughlins Beach flood-prone?

About 48% of Mcloughlins Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.

Is Mcloughlins Beach bushfire-prone?

Around 97% of Mcloughlins Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.

Is Mcloughlins Beach under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 17% of Mcloughlins Beach 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 Mcloughlins Beach?

The dominant planning zone in Mcloughlins Beach is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Township Zone (TZ).

Does Mcloughlins Beach have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mcloughlins Beach.

What is the typical lot size in Mcloughlins Beach?

Across 234 surveyed parcels in Mcloughlins Beach, the median lot size is about 786 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mcloughlins Beach?

At the 2021 Census Mcloughlins Beach had 121 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Yarram statistical area, which contains Mcloughlins Beach, went from 5,686 people in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.

Is Mcloughlins Beach an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mcloughlins Beach scores 922 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mcloughlins Beach?

Median household income in Mcloughlins Beach was $792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $215 a week and the median mortgage repayment $601 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Woodside	7.5 km	14%	98%
Hunterston	8.2 km	36%	90%
Woodside Beach	9.3 km	12%	100%
Manns Beach	10.8 km	43%	34%
Tarraville	13.5 km	30%	100%
Robertsons Beach	16.1 km	48%	25%
Yarram	17.0 km	8%	99%
Alberton	20.8 km	30%	100%
Langsborough	21.0 km	16%	87%
Won Wron	21.1 km	6%	100%

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