Nariel Valley flood map & planning overlays
Nariel Valley counts 19 heritage places, runner-up in Towong.
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A planning-constraint profile of Nariel Valley
(Towong, VIC) - 1215.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1215.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nariel Valley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Nariel Valley at a glance
How Nariel Valley is zoned
Selling in Nariel Valley? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1215.18 km², Nariel Valley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 19 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 74,225 m² across 551 parcels.
Who lives in Nariel Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nariel Valley 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 1020, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nariel Valley's 87 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Towong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nariel Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nariel Valley itself.
6,204 in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Nariel Valley data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 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 Nariel Valley address
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Nariel Valley planning - frequently asked
Is Nariel Valley flood-prone?
About 2% of Nariel Valley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Nariel Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Nariel Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Towong average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Nariel Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Nariel Valley is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) and Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Nariel Valley have heritage-listed places?
Nariel Valley has 19 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Nariel Valley?
Across 551 surveyed parcels in Nariel Valley, the median lot size is about 74,225 m². There are also 110 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Nariel Valley?
At the 2021 Census Nariel Valley had 87 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Towong statistical area, which contains Nariel Valley, went from 6,204 people in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Nariel Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nariel Valley scores 1020 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 Nariel Valley?
Median household income in Nariel Valley was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Towong. Median rent was $165 a week and the median mortgage repayment $70 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biggara | 21.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Tom Groggin | 22.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Dartmouth | 25.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Thowgla Valley | 25.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Colac Colac | 30.9 km | 26% | 100% |
| Lucyvale | 32.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Towong Upper | 34.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Corryong | 35.0 km | 30% | 98% |
| Berringama | 38.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cudgewa | 38.7 km | 6% | 100% |