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Moggs Creek flood map & planning overlays

Moggs Creek keeps 1,012 m² conservation lots with 6.4% flood mapping.

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A planning-constraint profile of Moggs Creek (Surf Coast, VIC) - 4.15 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moggs Creek'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Moggs Creek

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

Under observed aircraft
31%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
20%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Moggs Creek at a glance

Parcels 229 Median lot 1,012 m² Mapped easements 35

How Moggs Creek is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 49%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ4) 41%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 6%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 0%

Selling in Moggs Creek? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 4.15 km², Moggs Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 229 parcels.

Who lives in Moggs Creek

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moggs Creek suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
120
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$2,062
per week, Surf Coast suburb typical $2,045
Median rent
$396
per week, Surf Coast suburb typical $355
Median mortgage
$2,186
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1110, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Moggs Creek's 120 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.7%
5-14 2.5%
15-19 8.3%
20-24 6.7%
25-34 7.5%
35-44 9.2%
45-54 15.0%
55-64 21.7%
65-74 13.3%
75-84 9.2%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Lorne - Anglesea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moggs Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moggs Creek itself.

4,748 in 2001 to 6,307 in 2025, up 33%.

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.

Moggs Creek data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Moggs Creek. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Moggs Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Moggs Creek flood-prone?

About 6% of Moggs Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Moggs Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Moggs Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Surf Coast average of 97%.

Is Moggs Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Moggs Creek, and over about 31% 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 2,000 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 Moggs Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Moggs Creek is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ4) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does Moggs Creek have heritage-listed places?

Moggs Creek has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Moggs Creek?

Across 229 surveyed parcels in Moggs Creek, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 35 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Moggs Creek?

At the 2021 Census Moggs Creek had 120 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Lorne - Anglesea statistical area, which contains Moggs Creek, went from 4,748 people in 2001 to 6,307 in 2025, up 33%.

Is Moggs Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moggs Creek scores 1110 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Moggs Creek?

Median household income in Moggs Creek was $2,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,045 for the typical suburb in Surf Coast. Median rent was $396 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,186 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Fairhaven 1.7 km 18% 100%
Eastern View 2.1 km <1% 100%
Aireys Inlet 3.4 km 4% 100%
Big Hill (Lorne) 5.6 km <1% 100%
Boonah 7.8 km Not mapped 100%
Wensleydale 9.2 km 2% 100%
Anglesea 11.5 km 9% 100%
Bambra 14.6 km <1% 100%
Lorne 14.7 km <1% 100%
Benwerrin 15.4 km Not mapped 100%

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