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Pomborneit East flood map & planning overlays

Pomborneit East is 2nd in Corangamite for flood (60%) and environmental overlay (97.5%).

A planning-constraint profile of Pomborneit East (Corangamite, VIC) - 70.48 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 East'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 East

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
68%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
35%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±27% · 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 East at a glance

Parcels 86 Median lot 191,361 m² Mapped easements 22

How Pomborneit East is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 52%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 48%
Farming Zone (FZ) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 70.48 km², Pomborneit East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 57% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 191,361 m² across 86 parcels.

Who lives in Pomborneit East

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

Population
42
usual residents, 2021

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

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 35% of Pomborneit East. 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 East lot.

Pomborneit East planning - frequently asked

Is Pomborneit East flood-prone?

About 60% of Pomborneit East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Pomborneit East bushfire-prone?

Around 57% of Pomborneit East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Corangamite average of 96%.

Is Pomborneit East under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 35% of Pomborneit East, and over about 68% 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 1 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 East?

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

Does Pomborneit East have heritage-listed places?

Pomborneit East has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Pomborneit East?

Across 86 surveyed parcels in Pomborneit East, the median lot size is about 191,361 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Pomborneit East an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pomborneit East 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).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nalangil
Colac Otway
6.5 km 25% 98%
Pirron Yallock
Colac Otway
7.3 km 22% 100%
Stonyford
Colac Otway
8.3 km 1% 100%
Corunnun
Colac Otway
8.4 km 10% 100%
Pomborneit 8.8 km <1% 100%
Wool Wool 9.0 km 83% 31%
Swan Marsh
Colac Otway
9.2 km 36% 100%
Pomborneit North 10.3 km 38% 72%
Alvie
Colac Otway
11.1 km 16% 92%
Larpent
Colac Otway
11.6 km 11% 100%

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