Moe flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Moe flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 28% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Moe address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

About 28% of Moe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 100% of Moe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Latrobe average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Moe is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Moe has 22 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 6,723 surveyed parcels in Moe, the median lot size is about 671 m². There are also 1,107 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

Yes - Moe has 1 train station: Moe Station. It is also served by 59 bus stops.

At the 2021 Census Moe had 9,375 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Moe - Newborough statistical area, which contains Moe, went from 17,061 people in 2001 to 17,640 in 2025, up 3%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Moe alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moe scores 825 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Moe was $902 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,732 for the typical suburb in Latrobe. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Moe planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.