Meerlieu flood map & planning overlays
Meerlieu is farm country of 29 ha lots, a median of 54 and 37.8% flood.
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A planning-constraint profile of Meerlieu
(Wellington, VIC) - 93.39 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
93.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Meerlieu'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Meerlieu
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Meerlieu at a glance
How Meerlieu is zoned
Selling in Meerlieu? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 93.39 km², Meerlieu is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 38% of the suburb sits 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 287,786 m² across 214 parcels.
Who lives in Meerlieu
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Meerlieu 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 953, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Meerlieu's 90 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Longford - Loch Sport, the wider ABS statistical area containing Meerlieu. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Meerlieu itself.
3,830 in 2001 to 4,993 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Meerlieu 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.
Check a specific Meerlieu address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 40% of Meerlieu. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Meerlieu lot.
Meerlieu planning - frequently asked
Is Meerlieu flood-prone?
About 38% of Meerlieu falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.
Is Meerlieu bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Meerlieu is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Meerlieu under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 40% of Meerlieu, and over about 71% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Meerlieu?
The dominant planning zone in Meerlieu is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Meerlieu have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meerlieu.
What is the typical lot size in Meerlieu?
Across 214 surveyed parcels in Meerlieu, the median lot size is about 287,786 m². There are also 32 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Meerlieu?
At the 2021 Census Meerlieu had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Longford - Loch Sport statistical area, which contains Meerlieu, went from 3,830 people in 2001 to 4,993 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Meerlieu an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Meerlieu scores 953 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 Meerlieu?
Median household income in Meerlieu was $1,583 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $166 a week and the median mortgage repayment $934 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bengworden East Gippsland |
5.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Hollands Landing East Gippsland |
6.7 km | 100% | 39% |
| Lake Wellington | 11.6 km | 100% | 7% |
| Goon Nure East Gippsland |
12.6 km | 41% | 65% |
| Seacombe | 12.7 km | 58% | 100% |
| Perry Bridge | 12.9 km | 13% | 100% |
| Lindenow South East Gippsland |
16.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Loch Sport | 17.0 km | 40% | 100% |
| Fernbank East Gippsland |
18.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Clydebank | 19.4 km | 59% | 100% |