Rose River zoning & planning overlays
Rose River holds 19 ha conservation lots, every metre bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Rose River
(Wangaratta, VIC) - 242.09 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
242.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rose River's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Rose River
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.
Rose River at a glance
How Rose River is zoned
Selling in Rose River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 242.09 km², Rose River is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 192,499 m² across 143 parcels.
Who lives in Rose River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rose River 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 966, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wangaratta Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rose River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rose River itself.
9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 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.
Rose River data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Rose River address
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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 Rose River lot.
Rose River planning - frequently asked
Is Rose River flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Rose River, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Wangaratta is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Rose River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Rose River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wangaratta average of 99%.
Is Rose River under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Rose River in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Rose River?
The dominant planning zone in Rose River is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ).
Does Rose River have heritage-listed places?
Rose River has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rose River?
Across 143 surveyed parcels in Rose River, the median lot size is about 192,499 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Rose River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rose River scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshunt South | 8.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Cheshunt | 15.1 km | 5% | 100% |
| Dandongadale Alpine |
16.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wabonga | 17.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Edi Upper | 19.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Whitlands | 21.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Whitfield | 23.0 km | 13% | 100% |
| Abbeyard Alpine |
23.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tolmie | 23.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mirimbah Mansfield |
26.7 km | <1% | 100% |