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Pomborneit flood map & planning overlays

Pomborneit tenants pay $305, more than anywhere in Corangamite.

A planning-constraint profile of Pomborneit (Corangamite, VIC) - 22.76 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 Pomborneit'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 Pomborneit

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
67%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
29%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±30% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

Pomborneit at a glance

Parcels 135 Median lot 9,396 m² Mapped easements 5

How Pomborneit is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 99%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

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

Across its 22.76 km², Pomborneit 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 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 9,396 m² across 135 parcels.

Who lives in Pomborneit

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

Population
73
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,281
per week, Corangamite suburb typical $1,640
Median rent
$305
per week, Corangamite suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,029
per month
Household size
2.2
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1004, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pomborneit's 73 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 4.8%
15-19 12.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 6.0%
35-44 18.1%
45-54 25.3%
55-64 7.2%
65-74 20.5%
75-84 6.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Corangamite - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pomborneit. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pomborneit itself.

7,914 in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.

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.

Pomborneit 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.

Check a specific Pomborneit address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Pomborneit. 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 Pomborneit lot.

Pomborneit planning - frequently asked

Is Pomborneit flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Pomborneit and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).

Is Pomborneit bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Pomborneit is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Corangamite average of 96%.

Is Pomborneit under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Pomborneit, and over about 67% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Pomborneit?

The dominant planning zone in Pomborneit is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Pomborneit have heritage-listed places?

Pomborneit has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Pomborneit?

Across 135 surveyed parcels in Pomborneit, the median lot size is about 9,396 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Pomborneit?

At the 2021 Census Pomborneit had 73 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Corangamite - South statistical area, which contains Pomborneit, went from 7,914 people in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Pomborneit an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pomborneit scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Pomborneit?

Median household income in Pomborneit was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,640 for the typical suburb in Corangamite. Median rent was $305 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,029 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Stonyford
Colac Otway
4.2 km 1% 100%
Koallah 5.2 km 42% 67%
Weerite 8.7 km 4% 100%
Pomborneit East 8.8 km 60% 57%
Pomborneit North 9.1 km 38% 72%
South Purrumbete 9.6 km 3% 100%
Tandarook 9.7 km 11% 100%
Swan Marsh
Colac Otway
10.2 km 36% 100%
Carpendeit 11.6 km 2% 100%
Tesbury 11.8 km 4% 100%

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