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Stockdale zoning & planning overlays

Stockdale works 51 ha farms under complete bushfire cover.

A planning-constraint profile of Stockdale (Wellington, VIC) - 86.65 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stockdale'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Stockdale

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
47%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
4%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±24% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Stockdale at a glance

Parcels 105 Median lot 508,556 m² Mapped easements 33

How Stockdale is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 77%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 22%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 1%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 0%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 0%

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

Across its 86.65 km², Stockdale 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 508,556 m² across 105 parcels.

Who lives in Stockdale

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

Population
41
usual residents, 2021

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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 980, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

13,002 in 2001 to 15,549 in 2025, up 20%.

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.

Stockdale data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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.

Check a specific Stockdale address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Stockdale. 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 Stockdale lot.

Stockdale planning - frequently asked

Is Stockdale flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Stockdale, 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. Wellington is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Stockdale bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Stockdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.

Is Stockdale under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Stockdale, and over about 47% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Stockdale?

The dominant planning zone in Stockdale is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).

Does Stockdale have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Stockdale.

What is the typical lot size in Stockdale?

Across 105 surveyed parcels in Stockdale, the median lot size is about 508,556 m². There are also 33 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Stockdale an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stockdale scores 980 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Munro 8.3 km Not mapped 100%
Briagolong 10.0 km 1% 100%
Fernbank
East Gippsland
10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Glenaladale
East Gippsland
13.4 km <1% 100%
Moornapa 14.8 km Not mapped 100%
Stratford 15.4 km 16% 99%
Llowalong 16.4 km 15% 100%
Bushy Park 16.8 km 26% 100%
Walpa
East Gippsland
16.9 km 34% 100%
Woodglen
East Gippsland
17.4 km 82% 100%

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