Newlands Arm flood map & planning overlays
Newlands Arm keeps 1,310 m² low-density lots, 19.5% flood.
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A planning-constraint profile of Newlands Arm
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 5.4 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newlands Arm'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Newlands Arm
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
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.
Newlands Arm at a glance
How Newlands Arm is zoned
Selling in Newlands Arm? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.4 km², Newlands Arm is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 74% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ). The median lot measures about 1,310 m² across 596 parcels.
Who lives in Newlands Arm
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newlands Arm 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 937, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newlands Arm's 866 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Paynesville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Newlands Arm. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newlands Arm itself.
4,638 in 2001 to 7,190 in 2025, up 55%.
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.
Newlands Arm 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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 Newlands Arm address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Newlands Arm. 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 Newlands Arm lot.
Newlands Arm planning - frequently asked
Is Newlands Arm flood-prone?
About 20% of Newlands Arm falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Newlands Arm bushfire-prone?
Around 74% of Newlands Arm is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Newlands Arm under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Newlands Arm, and over about 18% 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 7,000 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 Newlands Arm?
The dominant planning zone in Newlands Arm is Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).
Does Newlands Arm have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Newlands Arm.
What is the typical lot size in Newlands Arm?
Across 596 surveyed parcels in Newlands Arm, the median lot size is about 1,310 m². There are also 218 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Newlands Arm?
At the 2021 Census Newlands Arm had 866 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Paynesville statistical area, which contains Newlands Arm, went from 4,638 people in 2001 to 7,190 in 2025, up 55%.
Is Newlands Arm an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newlands Arm scores 937 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Newlands Arm?
Median household income in Newlands Arm was $1,143 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $335 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banksia Peninsula | 2.6 km | 20% | 92% |
| Paynesville | 3.3 km | 34% | 29% |
| Eagle Point | 3.5 km | 60% | 49% |
| Raymond Island | 5.5 km | 82% | 30% |
| Forge Creek | 6.6 km | 20% | 81% |
| Broadlands | 7.5 km | 87% | 27% |
| East Bairnsdale | 8.5 km | 49% | 86% |
| Ocean Grange Wellington |
9.1 km | 80% | 71% |
| Bairnsdale | 11.0 km | 20% | 88% |
| Boole Poole | 11.7 km | 84% | 44% |