Smoko flood map & planning overlays
Smoko keeps 5 heritage places on 4 ha conservation lots, median 49.
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A planning-constraint profile of Smoko
(Alpine, VIC) - 73.06 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
73.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Smoko's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Smoko at a glance
How Smoko is zoned
Selling in Smoko? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 73.06 km², Smoko is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 39,140 m² across 121 parcels.
Who lives in Smoko
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Smoko 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 1034, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bright - Mount Beauty, the wider ABS statistical area containing Smoko. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Smoko itself.
8,111 in 2001 to 8,976 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Smoko 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 Smoko address
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Smoko planning - frequently asked
Is Smoko flood-prone?
About 2% of Smoko falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Smoko bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Smoko is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alpine average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Smoko?
The dominant planning zone in Smoko is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Smoko have heritage-listed places?
Smoko has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Smoko?
Across 121 surveyed parcels in Smoko, the median lot size is about 39,140 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Smoko?
At the 2021 Census Smoko had 56 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Bright - Mount Beauty statistical area, which contains Smoko, went from 8,111 people in 2001 to 8,976 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Smoko an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Smoko scores 1034 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Smoko?
Median household income in Smoko was $966 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,406 for the typical suburb in Alpine. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,046 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburgh | 5.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Harrietville | 8.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Wandiligong | 9.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Tawonga South | 9.3 km | 1% | 100% |
| Germantown | 9.7 km | 1% | 100% |
| Bright | 13.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Bogong | 14.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Buckland | 15.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Mount Beauty | 16.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Falls Creek Falls Creek Alpine Resort (Uninc) |
17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |