Noorinbee North flood map & planning overlays
Noorinbee North's 3 ha lots fall entirely within bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Noorinbee North
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 208.2 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
208.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Noorinbee North's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Noorinbee North at a glance
How Noorinbee North is zoned
Selling in Noorinbee North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 208.2 km², Noorinbee North 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 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 28,571 m² across 75 parcels.
Who lives in Noorinbee North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Noorinbee North 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 913, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Noorinbee North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Noorinbee North itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Noorinbee North 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 | Not watched | 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 Noorinbee North address
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Noorinbee North planning - frequently asked
Is Noorinbee North flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Noorinbee North and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Noorinbee North bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Noorinbee North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Noorinbee North?
The dominant planning zone in Noorinbee North is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Noorinbee North have heritage-listed places?
Noorinbee North has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Noorinbee North?
Across 75 surveyed parcels in Noorinbee North, the median lot size is about 28,571 m².
Is Noorinbee North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Noorinbee North scores 913 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noorinbee | 10.3 km | 9% | 100% |
| Chandlers Creek | 15.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wangarabell | 18.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Cann River | 19.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Wroxham | 21.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Combienbar | 24.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Buldah | 24.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Genoa | 25.1 km | 2% | 100% |
| Tonghi Creek | 26.2 km | 15% | 100% |
| Tamboon | 27.5 km | 4% | 98% |