Mount Eccles zoning & planning overlays
Mount Eccles: 6 ha farm lots, median 47, total bushfire cover.
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A planning-constraint profile of Mount Eccles
(South Gippsland, VIC) - 23.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
23.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Eccles's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mount Eccles
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
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.
Mount Eccles at a glance
How Mount Eccles is zoned
Selling in Mount Eccles? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 23.05 km², Mount Eccles is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 55,478 m² across 116 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Eccles
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Eccles 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 987, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Eccles's 139 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Leongatha, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Eccles. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Eccles itself.
9,791 in 2001 to 11,699 in 2025, up 19%.
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 Eccles data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Mount Eccles address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Mount Eccles. 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 Eccles lot.
Mount Eccles planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Eccles flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mount Eccles, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. South Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Mount Eccles bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Eccles is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.
Is Mount Eccles under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Mount Eccles, and over about 35% 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. 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 Eccles?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Eccles is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ3).
Does Mount Eccles have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Eccles.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Eccles?
Across 116 surveyed parcels in Mount Eccles, the median lot size is about 55,478 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Eccles?
At the 2021 Census Mount Eccles had 139 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Leongatha statistical area, which contains Mount Eccles, went from 9,791 people in 2001 to 11,699 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Mount Eccles an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Eccles scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mount Eccles?
Median household income in Mount Eccles was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $75 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Dog Valley | 2.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mount Eccles South | 4.4 km | 41% | 100% |
| Leongatha North | 4.9 km | 14% | 100% |
| Wooreen | 5.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Fairbank | 5.5 km | 1% | 100% |
| Hallston | 5.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Trida | 6.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Strzelecki | 7.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Ruby | 8.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Arawata | 8.2 km | 0% | 100% |