Modewarre flood map & planning overlays
Modewarre's flood share, 20.9%, is the Surf Coast's 2nd-highest.
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A planning-constraint profile of Modewarre
(Surf Coast, VIC) - 35.87 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
35.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Modewarre'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 Modewarre
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 0 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.
Modewarre at a glance
How Modewarre is zoned
Selling in Modewarre? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 35.87 km², Modewarre is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ2). The median lot measures about 12,174 m² across 303 parcels.
Who lives in Modewarre
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Modewarre 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 1044, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Modewarre's 277 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Winchelsea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Modewarre. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Modewarre itself.
5,418 in 2001 to 7,079 in 2025, up 31%.
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.
Modewarre 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 Modewarre 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 62% of Modewarre. 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 Modewarre lot.
Modewarre planning - frequently asked
Is Modewarre flood-prone?
About 21% of Modewarre falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Modewarre bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Modewarre is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Surf Coast average of 97%.
Is Modewarre under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 62% of Modewarre, and over about 77% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Modewarre?
The dominant planning zone in Modewarre is Farming Zone (FZ2), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ3).
Does Modewarre have heritage-listed places?
Modewarre has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Modewarre?
Across 303 surveyed parcels in Modewarre, the median lot size is about 12,174 m². There are also 162 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Modewarre?
At the 2021 Census Modewarre had 277 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Winchelsea statistical area, which contains Modewarre, went from 5,418 people in 2001 to 7,079 in 2025, up 31%.
Is Modewarre an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Modewarre scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Modewarre?
Median household income in Modewarre was $2,250 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,045 for the typical suburb in Surf Coast. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gherang | 4.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Moriac | 5.3 km | 14% | 97% |
| Buckley | 6.0 km | 11% | 95% |
| Wurdiboluc | 6.3 km | 24% | 82% |
| Paraparap | 6.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Mount Moriac | 8.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Freshwater Creek | 11.6 km | 11% | 100% |
| Anglesea | 12.6 km | 9% | 100% |
| Gnarwarre | 12.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Wensleydale | 13.2 km | 2% | 100% |