Meering West flood map & planning overlays
Meering West holds 129 ha blocks, runner-up in Gannawarra.
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A planning-constraint profile of Meering West
(Gannawarra, VIC) - 110.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
110.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Meering West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Meering West at a glance
How Meering West is zoned
Selling in Meering West? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 110.52 km², Meering West 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,294,106 m² across 80 parcels.
Who lives in Meering West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Meering West 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 1052, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gannawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Meering West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Meering West itself.
7,625 in 2001 to 6,522 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Meering West 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 29 September 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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Meering West planning - frequently asked
Is Meering West flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Meering West and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 52%).
Is Meering West bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Meering West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gannawarra average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Meering West?
The dominant planning zone in Meering West is Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Meering West have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meering West.
What is the typical lot size in Meering West?
Across 80 surveyed parcels in Meering West, the median lot size is about 1,294,106 m².
Is Meering West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Meering West scores 1052 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Meran | 8.2 km | 51% | 100% |
| Normanville | 9.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pine View | 9.8 km | 10% | 100% |
| Gredgwin | 11.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Barraport Loddon |
12.9 km | 3% | 100% |
| Budgerum East | 12.9 km | 73% | 100% |
| Leaghur Loddon |
14.8 km | 74% | 100% |
| Quambatook | 15.1 km | 43% | 100% |
| Oakvale | 15.4 km | 67% | 100% |
| Appin South Loddon |
15.4 km | 98% | 100% |