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Mount Doran flood map & planning overlays

Mount Doran locals, median 53, are joint 4th-oldest in Moorabool.

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Doran (Moorabool, VIC) - 6.62 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 Mount Doran'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 Mount Doran

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
84%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
31%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±22% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.

Mount Doran at a glance

Parcels 95 Median lot 40,465 m² Mapped easements 9

How Mount Doran is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 4%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%

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

Across its 6.62 km², Mount Doran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 40,465 m² across 95 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Doran

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

Population
118
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,520
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $1,798
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.2
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 940, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Doran's 118 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.7%
5-14 10.6%
15-19 8.8%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 6.2%
35-44 5.3%
45-54 19.5%
55-64 31.0%
65-74 10.6%
75-84 5.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gordon (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Doran. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Doran itself.

5,350 in 2001 to 6,557 in 2025, up 23%.

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.

Mount Doran 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 Mount Doran address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 31% of Mount Doran. 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 Mount Doran lot.

Mount Doran planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Doran flood-prone?

About 10% of Mount Doran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Mount Doran bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Mount Doran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moorabool average of 98%.

Is Mount Doran under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 31% of Mount Doran, and over about 84% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Mount Doran?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Doran is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Mount Doran have heritage-listed places?

Mount Doran has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Doran?

Across 95 surveyed parcels in Mount Doran, the median lot size is about 40,465 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mount Doran?

At the 2021 Census Mount Doran had 118 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Gordon (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Mount Doran, went from 5,350 people in 2001 to 6,557 in 2025, up 23%.

Is Mount Doran an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Doran scores 940 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Doran?

Median household income in Mount Doran was $1,520 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,798 for the typical suburb in Moorabool.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Elaine 5.4 km 5% 100%
Lal Lal 6.3 km 18% 100%
Clarendon 6.7 km 10% 100%
Morrisons 7.9 km 10% 100%
Bungal 9.5 km 9% 100%
Yendon 10.4 km 6% 100%
Mount Egerton 10.4 km 5% 100%
Scotsburn
Ballarat
10.5 km 4% 100%
Cargerie 12.2 km <1% 100%
Millbrook 12.3 km 12% 100%

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