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Mount Taylor zoning & planning overlays

Mount Taylor is young for the shire (42, joint) and earns $1,764.

A planning-constraint profile of Mount Taylor (East Gippsland, VIC) - 83.57 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Taylor'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mount Taylor

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
32%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,000 ft
averaging 7,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±32% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

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 Taylor at a glance

Parcels 316 Median lot 45,762 m² Mapped easements 212

How Mount Taylor is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 66%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 27%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 4%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ3) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

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

Across its 83.57 km², Mount Taylor 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 (FZ1). The median lot measures about 45,762 m² across 316 parcels.

Who lives in Mount Taylor

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

Population
330
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$1,764
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $1,209
Median rent
$290
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $247
Median mortgage
$1,539
per month
Household size
2.6
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1003, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mount Taylor's 330 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.4%
5-14 13.2%
15-19 7.1%
20-24 5.0%
25-34 9.7%
35-44 14.1%
45-54 11.5%
55-64 15.9%
65-74 13.5%
75-84 4.4%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

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 Taylor data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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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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 Taylor planning - frequently asked

Is Mount Taylor flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mount Taylor, 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. East Gippsland is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Mount Taylor bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Mount Taylor is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

Is Mount Taylor under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 32% of Mount Taylor in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Mount Taylor?

The dominant planning zone in Mount Taylor is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ).

Does Mount Taylor have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Taylor.

What is the typical lot size in Mount Taylor?

Across 316 surveyed parcels in Mount Taylor, the median lot size is about 45,762 m². There are also 212 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mount Taylor?

At the 2021 Census Mount Taylor had 330 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bruthen - Omeo statistical area, which contains Mount Taylor, went from 6,909 people in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

Is Mount Taylor an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Taylor scores 1003 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mount Taylor?

Median household income in Mount Taylor was $1,764 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,539 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ellaswood 6.3 km 0% 100%
Melwood 7.0 km Not mapped 100%
Clifton Creek 7.3 km Not mapped 100%
Wy Yung 7.6 km 17% 99%
Granite Rock 8.0 km Not mapped 100%
Flaggy Creek 9.3 km Not mapped 100%
Bullumwaal 9.4 km Not mapped 100%
Calulu 9.5 km 10% 100%
Eastwood 10.6 km 14% 30%
Lucknow 11.6 km <1% 92%

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