Strathtulloh flood map & planning overlays

The schematic on this page is a Strathtulloh flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Strathtulloh address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.

About 3% of Strathtulloh falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.

Around 100% of Strathtulloh is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Melton average of 68%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.

The dominant planning zone in Strathtulloh is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ), though the suburb also includes Urban Growth Zone (UGZ3) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.

Strathtulloh has 7 heritage-listed places on record. Heritage listing affects what you can alter or demolish, so confirm whether a specific property is listed or near a heritage place.

Across 4,998 surveyed parcels in Strathtulloh, the median lot size is about 375 m². There are also 1,699 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.

There is no train station inside Strathtulloh itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.

At the 2021 Census Strathtulloh had 3,997 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Cobblebank - Strathtulloh statistical area, which contains Strathtulloh, went from 87 people in 2001 to 12,885 in 2025, up 14710%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Strathtulloh alone.

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Strathtulloh scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.

Median household income in Strathtulloh was $2,188 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,841 for the typical suburb in Melton. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.

A Strathtulloh planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage, environmental and noise - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; the full PDF report is $9.