Areas / Strathbogie / Molka

Molka flood map & planning overlays

Molka's 43 ha lots are 2nd-biggest in Strathbogie, 65.6% flood-mapped.

A planning-constraint profile of Molka (Strathbogie, VIC) - 120.6 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 Molka'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 Molka

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
13%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,000 ft
averaging 7,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Molka at a glance

Parcels 192 Median lot 432,690 m² Mapped easements 25

How Molka is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 99%
Public Use Zone (PUZ7) 1%

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

Across its 120.6 km², Molka is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 66% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 432,690 m² across 192 parcels.

Who lives in Molka

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

Population
34
usual residents, 2021

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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 976, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,188 in 2001 to 6,880 in 2025, up 11%.

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.

Molka 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.

Check a specific Molka 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 →

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 Molka lot.

Molka planning - frequently asked

Is Molka flood-prone?

About 66% of Molka falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.

Is Molka bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Molka is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Strathbogie average of 100%.

Is Molka under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 13% of Molka in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Molka?

The dominant planning zone in Molka is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ7).

Does Molka have heritage-listed places?

Molka has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Molka?

Across 192 surveyed parcels in Molka, the median lot size is about 432,690 m². There are also 25 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Molka an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Molka scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Pranjip 6.4 km 94% 100%
Miepoll 9.2 km 40% 100%
Arcadia South 9.6 km 42% 100%
Moorilim
Greater Shepparton
11.5 km 72% 100%
Moglonemby 12.8 km 78% 100%
Wahring 13.0 km 59% 100%
Arcadia
Greater Shepparton
13.9 km 66% 100%
Longwood 14.1 km 40% 100%
Murchison East
Greater Shepparton
15.8 km 51% 100%
Riggs Creek 16.7 km 62% 100%

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