South Purrumbete flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of South Purrumbete
(Corangamite, VIC) - 41.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
41.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Purrumbete'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 South Purrumbete
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
typical observed square 0 a day
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.
South Purrumbete at a glance
How South Purrumbete is zoned
Selling in South Purrumbete? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 41.24 km², South Purrumbete is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 184,998 m² across 186 parcels.
Who lives in South Purrumbete
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Purrumbete 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 1037, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Purrumbete's 124 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Corangamite - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Purrumbete. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Purrumbete 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.
South Purrumbete 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 South Purrumbete 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 30% of South Purrumbete. 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 South Purrumbete lot.
South Purrumbete planning - frequently asked
Is South Purrumbete flood-prone?
About 3% of South Purrumbete falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is South Purrumbete bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of South Purrumbete is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Corangamite average of 96%.
Is South Purrumbete under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 30% of South Purrumbete, and over about 54% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 South Purrumbete?
The dominant planning zone in South Purrumbete is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does South Purrumbete have heritage-listed places?
South Purrumbete has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in South Purrumbete?
Across 186 surveyed parcels in South Purrumbete, the median lot size is about 184,998 m². There are also 38 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of South Purrumbete?
At the 2021 Census South Purrumbete had 124 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Corangamite - South statistical area, which contains South Purrumbete, went from 7,914 people in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
Is South Purrumbete an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Purrumbete scores 1037 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 South Purrumbete?
Median household income in South Purrumbete was $1,874 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,640 for the typical suburb in Corangamite. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $975 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tandarook | 3.9 km | 11% | 100% |
| Carpendeit | 5.7 km | 2% | 100% |
| Bullaharre | 5.8 km | 20% | 100% |
| Koallah | 6.5 km | 42% | 67% |
| Tesbury | 6.8 km | 4% | 100% |
| Jancourt East | 7.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Stonyford Colac Otway |
9.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Bostocks Creek | 9.2 km | 6% | 100% |
| Pomborneit | 9.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Jancourt | 10.0 km | 18% | 100% |