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Mumbannar zoning & planning overlays

Mumbannar farms 13 ha with full bushfire mapping, locals 57 at the median.

A planning-constraint profile of Mumbannar (Glenelg, VIC) - 410.75 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 Mumbannar'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 Mumbannar

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
4%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
4,000 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Mumbannar at a glance

Parcels 568 Median lot 126,764 m² Mapped easements 89

How Mumbannar is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 84%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 14%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%

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

Across its 410.75 km², Mumbannar 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. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 126,764 m² across 568 parcels.

Who lives in Mumbannar

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

Population
100
usual residents, 2021
Median age
57
years
Median household income
$1,781
per week, Glenelg suburb typical $1,466
Median rent
$120
per week, Glenelg suburb typical $205
Median mortgage
$800
per month
Household size
2.3
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 978, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mumbannar's 100 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.1%
5-14 7.3%
15-19 5.2%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 6.2%
35-44 8.3%
45-54 15.6%
55-64 27.1%
65-74 19.8%
75-84 7.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,303 in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Mumbannar 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.

Check a specific Mumbannar address

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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.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Mumbannar lot.

Mumbannar planning - frequently asked

Is Mumbannar flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Mumbannar, 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. Glenelg is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Mumbannar bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Mumbannar is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glenelg average of 99%.

Is Mumbannar under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Mumbannar in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Mumbannar?

The dominant planning zone in Mumbannar is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Mumbannar have heritage-listed places?

Mumbannar has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mumbannar?

Across 568 surveyed parcels in Mumbannar, the median lot size is about 126,764 m². There are also 89 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Mumbannar?

At the 2021 Census Mumbannar had 100 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Mumbannar, went from 9,303 people in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

Is Mumbannar an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mumbannar scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mumbannar?

Median household income in Mumbannar was $1,781 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,466 for the typical suburb in Glenelg. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $800 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Dartmoor 15.8 km 6% 100%
Nelson 16.4 km <1% 100%
Drik Drik 18.5 km Not mapped 100%
Strathdownie 22.0 km 15% 100%
Winnap 26.4 km 0% 100%
Greenwald 27.6 km Not mapped 100%
Bahgallah 30.7 km 19% 100%
Mount Richmond 31.4 km 0% 100%
Killara (Casterton) 33.5 km 25% 100%
Lyons 34.2 km Not mapped 100%

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