Telford flood map & planning overlays
Telford: 31 ha farms with 16.2% flood mapping, all bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Telford
(Moira, VIC) - 38.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
38.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Telford's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Telford at a glance
How Telford is zoned
Selling in Telford? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 38.33 km², Telford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 305,763 m² across 96 parcels.
Who lives in Telford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Telford 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 941, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moira, the wider ABS statistical area containing Telford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Telford itself.
2,776 in 2001 to 2,841 in 2025, up 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.
Telford 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 29 September 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 Telford address
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Telford planning - frequently asked
Is Telford flood-prone?
About 16% of Telford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Telford bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Telford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Telford?
The dominant planning zone in Telford is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ1) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Telford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Telford.
What is the typical lot size in Telford?
Across 96 surveyed parcels in Telford, the median lot size is about 305,763 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Telford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Telford scores 941 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrawonga South | 7.2 km | 40% | 100% |
| Wilby | 7.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Tungamah | 8.6 km | 34% | 100% |
| Burramine South | 8.8 km | 54% | 100% |
| Yarrawonga | 8.9 km | 44% | 90% |
| Pelluebla | 11.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Burramine | 12.8 km | 50% | 100% |
| Boomahnoomoonah | 13.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Bathumi | 14.8 km | 51% | 69% |
| Boosey | 15.3 km | 64% | 100% |