Nirranda flood map & planning overlays
Nirranda tops Moyne for age with a median local of 60.
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A planning-constraint profile of Nirranda
(Moyne, VIC) - 27.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
27.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nirranda'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 Nirranda
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: observed, lowest 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.
Nirranda at a glance
How Nirranda is zoned
Selling in Nirranda? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 27.55 km², Nirranda is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 204,017 m² across 105 parcels.
Who lives in Nirranda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nirranda 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 1033, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moyne - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nirranda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nirranda itself.
6,718 in 2001 to 7,136 in 2025, up 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.
Nirranda 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 Nirranda 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 16% of Nirranda. 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 Nirranda lot.
Nirranda planning - frequently asked
Is Nirranda flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Nirranda and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 9%).
Is Nirranda bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Nirranda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moyne average of 100%.
Is Nirranda under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Nirranda, and over about 21% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 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 Nirranda?
The dominant planning zone in Nirranda is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Nirranda have heritage-listed places?
Nirranda has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Nirranda?
Across 105 surveyed parcels in Nirranda, the median lot size is about 204,017 m². There are also 44 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Nirranda?
At the 2021 Census Nirranda had 50 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Moyne - East statistical area, which contains Nirranda, went from 6,718 people in 2001 to 7,136 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Nirranda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nirranda scores 1033 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Nirranda?
Median household income in Nirranda was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,699 for the typical suburb in Moyne. Median rent was $160 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nullawarre | 4.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nirranda South | 4.6 km | 3% | 100% |
| Curdievale Corangamite |
6.9 km | 7% | 100% |
| The Cove | 7.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Nirranda East | 7.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Nullawarre North | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mepunga East | 8.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mepunga | 10.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Ayrford | 10.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Naringal East | 11.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |