Tawonga flood map & planning overlays
Tawonga's 5,549 m² lots are fully bushfire-mapped, median age 52.
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A planning-constraint profile of Tawonga
(Alpine, VIC) - 137.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
137.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tawonga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tawonga at a glance
How Tawonga is zoned
Selling in Tawonga? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 137.93 km², Tawonga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 5,549 m² across 584 parcels.
Who lives in Tawonga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tawonga 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 996, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tawonga's 568 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bright - Mount Beauty, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tawonga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tawonga itself.
8,111 in 2001 to 8,976 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Tawonga data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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.
Check a specific Tawonga address
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Tawonga planning - frequently asked
Is Tawonga flood-prone?
About 9% of Tawonga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Tawonga bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tawonga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alpine average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Tawonga?
The dominant planning zone in Tawonga is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Township Zone (TZ).
Does Tawonga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tawonga.
What is the typical lot size in Tawonga?
Across 584 surveyed parcels in Tawonga, the median lot size is about 5,549 m². There are also 425 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Tawonga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Tawonga itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Tawonga?
At the 2021 Census Tawonga had 568 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Bright - Mount Beauty statistical area, which contains Tawonga, went from 8,111 people in 2001 to 8,976 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Tawonga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tawonga scores 996 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 Tawonga?
Median household income in Tawonga was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,406 for the typical suburb in Alpine. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Bank | 8.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Mount Beauty | 9.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Mongans Bridge | 10.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Tawonga South | 10.3 km | 1% | 100% |
| Germantown | 11.3 km | 1% | 100% |
| Bright | 11.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Bogong | 14.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Freeburgh | 14.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Mitta Mitta Towong |
15.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Kancoona | 16.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |