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Mount Egerton flood map & planning overlays

Mount Egerton: 2 ha farm lots, 5.1% flood, locals 43 at the median.

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Egerton (Moorabool, VIC) - 53.06 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 Egerton'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 Egerton

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
88%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
27%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 4,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±21% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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 Egerton at a glance

Parcels 719 Median lot 20,516 m² Mapped easements 53 Bus stops 4

How Mount Egerton is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 77%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 12%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 5%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Township Zone (TZ) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 1%

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

Across its 53.06 km², Mount Egerton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 20,516 m² across 719 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Egerton

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

Population
706
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,819
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $1,798
Median rent
$275
per week, Moorabool suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,668
per month
Household size
2.5
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1015, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Egerton's 706 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.4%
5-14 13.3%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 4.7%
25-34 8.2%
35-44 15.8%
45-54 19.4%
55-64 13.9%
65-74 10.0%
75-84 3.0%
85+ 0.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gordon (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Egerton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Egerton 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 Egerton 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 27% of Mount Egerton. 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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Mount Egerton planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Egerton flood-prone?

About 5% of Mount Egerton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Mount Egerton bushfire-prone?

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

Is Mount Egerton under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 27% of Mount Egerton, and over about 88% 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 Egerton?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Egerton is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Mount Egerton have heritage-listed places?

Mount Egerton has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Egerton?

Across 719 surveyed parcels in Mount Egerton, the median lot size is about 20,516 m². There are also 53 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mount Egerton have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mount Egerton itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.

What is the population of Mount Egerton?

At the 2021 Census Mount Egerton had 706 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Gordon (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Mount Egerton, went from 5,350 people in 2001 to 6,557 in 2025, up 23%.

Is Mount Egerton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Egerton scores 1015 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Egerton?

Median household income in Mount Egerton was $1,819 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,798 for the typical suburb in Moorabool. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,668 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bungal 5.8 km 9% 100%
Millbrook 8.6 km 12% 100%
Lal Lal 8.8 km 18% 100%
Gordon 9.5 km 8% 100%
Ballan 9.7 km 7% 99%
Mount Doran 10.4 km 10% 100%
Fiskville 10.5 km 7% 100%
Morrisons 11.9 km 10% 100%
Wallace 12.0 km 13% 100%
Mount Wallace 12.0 km 17% 100%

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