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Pirron Yallock flood map & planning overlays

Pirron Yallock, median 53, keeps 7 heritage places and 21.6% flood mapping.

A planning-constraint profile of Pirron Yallock (Colac Otway, VIC) - 41.14 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 Pirron Yallock'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 Pirron Yallock

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
45%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
25%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.

Pirron Yallock at a glance

Parcels 313 Median lot 12,182 m² Mapped easements 77

How Pirron Yallock is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 68%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 21%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 9%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%

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

Across its 41.14 km², Pirron Yallock is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 12,182 m² across 313 parcels.

Who lives in Pirron Yallock

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

Population
132
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,428
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $1,443
Median rent
$200
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $239
Median mortgage
$1,365
per month
Household size
2.4
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 960, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pirron Yallock's 132 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 4.0%
15-19 2.4%
20-24 4.8%
25-34 12.0%
35-44 11.2%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 16.8%
65-74 20.0%
75-84 9.6%
85+ 2.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,829 in 2001 to 5,670 in 2025, down 3%.

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.

Pirron Yallock 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 25% of Pirron Yallock. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Pirron Yallock planning - frequently asked

Is Pirron Yallock flood-prone?

About 22% of Pirron Yallock falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Pirron Yallock bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Pirron Yallock is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.

Is Pirron Yallock under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 25% of Pirron Yallock, and over about 45% 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 3,000 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 Pirron Yallock?

The dominant planning zone in Pirron Yallock is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Pirron Yallock have heritage-listed places?

Pirron Yallock has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Pirron Yallock?

Across 313 surveyed parcels in Pirron Yallock, the median lot size is about 12,182 m². There are also 77 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Pirron Yallock?

At the 2021 Census Pirron Yallock had 132 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Colac Surrounds statistical area, which contains Pirron Yallock, went from 5,829 people in 2001 to 5,670 in 2025, down 3%.

Is Pirron Yallock an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pirron Yallock scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Pirron Yallock?

Median household income in Pirron Yallock was $1,428 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,365 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nalangil 4.3 km 25% 98%
Swan Marsh 6.6 km 36% 100%
Larpent 6.9 km 11% 100%
Pomborneit East
Corangamite
7.3 km 60% 57%
Irrewillipe East 9.8 km <1% 100%
Corunnun 9.9 km 10% 100%
Irrewillipe 10.2 km 5% 100%
Colac West 10.7 km 10% 98%
Stonyford 10.7 km 1% 100%
Cororooke 11.2 km 2% 100%

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