Tarra Valley zoning & planning overlays
Tarra Valley farms 5 ha lots, median 51.
A planning-constraint profile of Tarra Valley
(Wellington, VIC) - 35.96 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 17 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
35.96 km² - 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.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tarra Valley'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tarra Valley
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 17 Oct 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Tarra Valley at a glance
How Tarra Valley is zoned
Selling in Tarra Valley? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 35.96 km², Tarra Valley 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 49,386 m² across 108 parcels.
Who lives in Tarra Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tarra Valley 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 989, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tarra Valley's 85 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarram, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tarra Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tarra Valley itself.
5,686 in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Tarra Valley data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 17 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 Tarra Valley address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Tarra Valley. 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 Tarra Valley lot.
Tarra Valley planning - frequently asked
Is Tarra Valley flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Tarra Valley, 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 Tarra Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tarra Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.
Is Tarra Valley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Tarra Valley, and over about 19% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 Tarra Valley?
The dominant planning zone in Tarra Valley is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Tarra Valley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tarra Valley.
What is the typical lot size in Tarra Valley?
Across 108 surveyed parcels in Tarra Valley, the median lot size is about 49,386 m². There are also 110 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Tarra Valley?
At the 2021 Census Tarra Valley had 85 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Yarram statistical area, which contains Tarra Valley, went from 5,686 people in 2001 to 5,587 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Tarra Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tarra Valley scores 989 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 Tarra Valley?
Median household income in Tarra Valley was $1,463 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balook Latrobe |
5.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Madalya | 5.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Macks Creek | 7.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Blackwarry | 8.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mount Tassie Latrobe |
9.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Devon North | 9.6 km | 6% | 100% |
| Staceys Bridge | 10.2 km | 1% | 100% |
| Calrossie | 11.0 km | 39% | 100% |
| Callignee South | 11.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Jack River | 11.3 km | 15% | 100% |