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Myrrhee flood map & planning overlays

Myrrhee keeps 14 ha conservation lots under full bushfire cover, median 49.

A planning-constraint profile of Myrrhee (Wangaratta, VIC) - 160.82 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 Myrrhee'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 Myrrhee

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
5,000 ft
averaging 8,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 8,500 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.

Myrrhee at a glance

Parcels 325 Median lot 136,977 m² Mapped easements 92

How Myrrhee is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 60%
Farming Zone (FZ) 40%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ3) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 160.82 km², Myrrhee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 136,977 m² across 325 parcels.

Who lives in Myrrhee

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

Population
168
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,531
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $1,531
Median rent
$203
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,690
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1005, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Myrrhee's 168 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.7%
5-14 9.1%
15-19 4.8%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 12.1%
35-44 10.9%
45-54 11.5%
55-64 13.3%
65-74 18.8%
75-84 10.9%
85+ 1.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Wangaratta Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Myrrhee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Myrrhee itself.

9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

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.

Myrrhee 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 Myrrhee 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 Myrrhee lot.

Myrrhee planning - frequently asked

Is Myrrhee flood-prone?

About 1% of Myrrhee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.

Is Myrrhee bushfire-prone?

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

Is Myrrhee under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Myrrhee in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Myrrhee?

The dominant planning zone in Myrrhee is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).

Does Myrrhee have heritage-listed places?

Myrrhee has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Myrrhee?

Across 325 surveyed parcels in Myrrhee, the median lot size is about 136,977 m². There are also 92 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Myrrhee?

At the 2021 Census Myrrhee had 168 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Wangaratta Surrounds statistical area, which contains Myrrhee, went from 9,151 people in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Myrrhee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Myrrhee scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 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 Myrrhee?

Median household income in Myrrhee was $1,531 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,531 for the typical suburb in Wangaratta. Median rent was $203 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,690 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Whitlands 9.8 km 0% 100%
Whitfield 10.1 km 13% 100%
King Valley 10.7 km 22% 100%
Greta South 11.5 km <1% 100%
Upper Ryans Creek
Benalla
12.0 km Not mapped 100%
Tatong
Benalla
12.9 km 2% 100%
Hansonville 13.8 km 1% 100%
Edi 14.0 km 22% 100%
Molyullah
Benalla
14.6 km Not mapped 100%
Cheshunt 15.6 km 5% 100%

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