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Tallangatta flood map & planning overlays

Tallangatta houses 1,175 people, 2nd in Towong, amid 61% landscape overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Tallangatta (Towong, VIC) - 55.62 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tallangatta's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tallangatta

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 to

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

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.

Tallangatta at a glance

Parcels 907 Median lot 910 m² Mapped easements 312 Bus stops 1

How Tallangatta is zoned

Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 69%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 19%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 5%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

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

Across its 55.62 km², Tallangatta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ). The median lot measures about 910 m² across 907 parcels.

Who lives in Tallangatta

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

Population
1,175
usual residents, 2021
Median age
48
years
Median household income
$1,149
per week, Towong suburb typical $1,375
Median rent
$240
per week, Towong suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,128
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 910, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tallangatta's 1,175 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.1%
5-14 10.4%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 4.6%
25-34 10.5%
35-44 8.9%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 14.5%
65-74 13.3%
75-84 8.6%
85+ 7.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,204 in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.

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.

Tallangatta data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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 6 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Tallangatta planning - frequently asked

Is Tallangatta flood-prone?

About 18% of Tallangatta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.

Is Tallangatta bushfire-prone?

Around 92% of Tallangatta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Towong average of 97%.

Is Tallangatta under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Tallangatta in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Tallangatta?

The dominant planning zone in Tallangatta is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).

Does Tallangatta have heritage-listed places?

Tallangatta has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tallangatta?

Across 907 surveyed parcels in Tallangatta, the median lot size is about 910 m². There are also 312 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tallangatta have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tallangatta itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Tallangatta?

At the 2021 Census Tallangatta had 1,175 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Towong statistical area, which contains Tallangatta, went from 6,204 people in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.

Is Tallangatta an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tallangatta scores 910 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tallangatta?

Median household income in Tallangatta was $1,149 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Towong. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,128 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Jarvis Creek 6.7 km 7% 95%
Old Tallangatta 7.2 km 80% 100%
Huon
Indigo
7.9 km 36% 69%
Charleroi
Indigo
8.6 km Not mapped 100%
Tallangatta East 8.7 km 5% 100%
Bethanga 11.0 km 22% 80%
Georges Creek 11.8 km 4% 100%
Tangambalanga
Indigo
12.8 km 19% 100%
Tallangatta South 13.8 km 10% 100%
Ebden
Wodonga
14.8 km 63% 40%

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