Melwood zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Melwood
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 3.75 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.
Constraint readout
3.75 km² - 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.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Melwood'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Melwood
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: 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.
Melwood at a glance
How Melwood is zoned
Selling in Melwood? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.75 km², Melwood 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 47,150 m² across 24 parcels.
Who lives in Melwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Melwood 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 1000, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bruthen - Omeo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Melwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Melwood itself.
6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
Melwood data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Melwood address
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See what's in the $9 report →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 Melwood lot.
Melwood planning - frequently asked
Is Melwood flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Melwood, 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 Melwood bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Melwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Melwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 28% of Melwood in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Melwood?
The dominant planning zone in Melwood is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ2).
Does Melwood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Melwood.
What is the typical lot size in Melwood?
Across 24 surveyed parcels in Melwood, the median lot size is about 47,150 m².
Is Melwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Melwood scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flaggy Creek | 2.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Calulu | 5.4 km | 10% | 100% |
| Mount Taylor | 7.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lindenow | 7.1 km | 70% | 100% |
| Ellaswood | 7.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wuk Wuk | 7.7 km | 7% | 100% |
| Wy Yung | 11.0 km | 17% | 99% |
| Merrijig (Bairnsdale) | 11.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woodglen | 11.3 km | 82% | 100% |
| Hillside (Bairnsdale) | 11.9 km | 17% | 100% |