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Pound Creek flood map & planning overlays

Pound Creek holdings run 24 ha, 3rd of 78.

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A planning-constraint profile of Pound Creek (South Gippsland, VIC) - 54.97 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 Pound Creek'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 Pound Creek

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
43%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
21%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Pound Creek at a glance

Parcels 157 Median lot 242,805 m² Mapped easements 58 Bus stops 1

How Pound Creek is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 98%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 54.97 km², Pound Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 242,805 m² across 157 parcels.

Who lives in Pound Creek

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

Population
126
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,625
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $1,540
Median rent
$230
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,783
per month
Household size
2.5
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 1020, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Pound Creek's 126 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 14.3%
15-19 7.9%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 3.2%
35-44 7.9%
45-54 15.9%
55-64 21.4%
65-74 21.4%
75-84 5.6%
85+ 2.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,272 in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

Pound Creek 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 21% of Pound Creek. 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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Pound Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Pound Creek flood-prone?

About 14% of Pound Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Pound Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Pound Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.

Is Pound Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Pound Creek, and over about 43% 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 3,500 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 Pound Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Pound Creek is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Pound Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Pound Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Pound Creek?

Across 157 surveyed parcels in Pound Creek, the median lot size is about 242,805 m². There are also 58 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Pound Creek have a train station?

There is no train station inside Pound Creek itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Pound Creek?

At the 2021 Census Pound Creek had 126 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Foster statistical area, which contains Pound Creek, went from 8,272 people in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

Is Pound Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pound Creek scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Pound Creek?

Median household income in Pound Creek was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,783 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Venus Bay 8.3 km 39% 93%
Leongatha South 8.6 km 4% 100%
Middle Tarwin 8.6 km 24% 100%
Tarwin 9.1 km 4% 100%
Koonwarra 11.1 km 5% 100%
Outtrim 11.5 km 26% 100%
Inverloch
Bass Coast		 12.2 km 3% 96%
Wattle Bank
Bass Coast		 13.5 km 27% 100%
Meeniyan 14.4 km 14% 100%
Buffalo 14.6 km 12% 100%

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