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Tambo Upper flood map & planning overlays

Tambo Upper: 5 ha conservation lots, all bushfire-mapped, median 47.

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A planning-constraint profile of Tambo Upper (East Gippsland, VIC) - 42.36 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tambo Upper'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tambo Upper

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
2%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 7,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Tambo Upper at a glance

Parcels 197 Median lot 46,738 m² Mapped easements 79

How Tambo Upper is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 47%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 45%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 7%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 42.36 km², Tambo Upper is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% 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 Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 46,738 m² across 197 parcels.

Who lives in Tambo Upper

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

Population
325
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,625
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $1,209
Median rent
$268
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $247
Median mortgage
$1,770
per month
Household size
2.6
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 988, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tambo Upper's 325 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 12.1%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 2.5%
25-34 9.0%
35-44 9.6%
45-54 14.9%
55-64 18.3%
65-74 15.5%
75-84 5.3%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

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.

Tambo Upper 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 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.

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Tambo Upper planning - frequently asked

Is Tambo Upper flood-prone?

About 1% of Tambo Upper falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.

Is Tambo Upper bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Tambo Upper is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

Is Tambo Upper under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Tambo Upper in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 ft. 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 Tambo Upper?

The dominant planning zone in Tambo Upper is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).

Does Tambo Upper have heritage-listed places?

Tambo Upper has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tambo Upper?

Across 197 surveyed parcels in Tambo Upper, the median lot size is about 46,738 m². There are also 79 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Tambo Upper?

At the 2021 Census Tambo Upper had 325 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bruthen - Omeo statistical area, which contains Tambo Upper, went from 6,909 people in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

Is Tambo Upper an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tambo Upper scores 988 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tambo Upper?

Median household income in Tambo Upper was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $268 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,770 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bumberrah 5.1 km 3% 100%
Mossiface 5.4 km 1% 100%
Swan Reach 5.8 km 10% 100%
Bruthen 6.5 km <1% 100%
Kalimna West 8.1 km <1% 100%
Johnsonville 8.8 km 15% 100%
Wiseleigh 10.0 km 0% 100%
Nungurner 10.0 km <1% 100%
Sarsfield 11.9 km 11% 100%
Nicholson 12.6 km 16% 95%

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