Raymond Island flood map & planning overlays
Raymond Island has a median age of 68, 2nd-highest in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Raymond Island
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 24.78 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
24.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Raymond Island'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Raymond Island
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
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.
Raymond Island at a glance
How Raymond Island is zoned
Selling in Raymond Island? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 24.78 km², Raymond Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 82% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). The median lot measures about 851 m² across 635 parcels.
Who lives in Raymond Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Raymond Island 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 949, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Raymond Island's 589 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Paynesville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Raymond Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Raymond Island itself.
4,638 in 2001 to 7,190 in 2025, up 55%.
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.
Raymond Island 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 | Observed | 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 Raymond Island address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →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 Raymond Island lot.
Raymond Island planning - frequently asked
Is Raymond Island flood-prone?
About 82% of Raymond Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Raymond Island bushfire-prone?
Around 30% of Raymond Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
Is Raymond Island under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 20% of Raymond Island in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Raymond Island?
The dominant planning zone in Raymond Island is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Raymond Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Raymond Island.
What is the typical lot size in Raymond Island?
Across 635 surveyed parcels in Raymond Island, the median lot size is about 851 m². There are also 86 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Raymond Island?
At the 2021 Census Raymond Island had 589 usual residents, with a median age of 68 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Paynesville statistical area, which contains Raymond Island, went from 4,638 people in 2001 to 7,190 in 2025, up 55%.
Is Raymond Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Raymond Island scores 949 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Raymond Island?
Median household income in Raymond Island was $921 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $969 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paynesville | 3.6 km | 34% | 29% |
| Newlands Arm | 5.5 km | 20% | 74% |
| Eagle Point | 6.2 km | 60% | 49% |
| Boole Poole | 6.2 km | 84% | 44% |
| Banksia Peninsula | 6.8 km | 20% | 92% |
| Metung | 8.1 km | 66% | 37% |
| Broadlands | 8.6 km | 87% | 27% |
| East Bairnsdale | 11.3 km | 49% | 86% |
| Ocean Grange Wellington |
11.9 km | 80% | 71% |
| Forge Creek | 12.1 km | 20% | 81% |