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Tenby Point flood map & planning overlays

Tenby Point: 1,333 m² rural activity lots, bushfire mapping across all of them.

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A planning-constraint profile of Tenby Point (Bass Coast, VIC) - 1.15 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 Tenby Point'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 Tenby Point

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
51%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
50%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 2,500 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.

Tenby Point at a glance

Parcels 142 Median lot 1,333 m² Mapped easements 28

How Tenby Point is zoned

Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) 59%
Farming Zone (FZ) 21%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 20%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%

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

Across its 1.15 km², Tenby Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ). The median lot measures about 1,333 m² across 142 parcels.

Who lives in Tenby Point

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

Population
206
usual residents, 2021
Median age
52
years
Median household income
$1,286
per week, Bass Coast suburb typical $1,286
Median rent
$325
per week, Bass Coast suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,387
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 949, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tenby Point's 206 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.8%
5-14 13.2%
15-19 4.7%
20-24 2.4%
25-34 14.6%
35-44 10.8%
45-54 11.8%
55-64 16.0%
65-74 16.5%
75-84 5.7%
85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

17,647 in 2001 to 29,333 in 2025, up 66%.

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.

Tenby Point 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Tenby Point. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Tenby Point planning - frequently asked

Is Tenby Point flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Tenby Point and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 15%).

Is Tenby Point bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Tenby Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bass Coast average of 93%.

Is Tenby Point under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Tenby Point, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,500 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 Tenby Point?

The dominant planning zone in Tenby Point is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does Tenby Point have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Tenby Point.

What is the typical lot size in Tenby Point?

Across 142 surveyed parcels in Tenby Point, the median lot size is about 1,333 m². There are also 28 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Tenby Point?

At the 2021 Census Tenby Point had 206 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area, which contains Tenby Point, went from 17,647 people in 2001 to 29,333 in 2025, up 66%.

Is Tenby Point an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tenby Point scores 949 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tenby Point?

Median household income in Tenby Point was $1,286 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,286 for the typical suburb in Bass Coast. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Corinella 1.3 km 16% 93%
Queensferry 2.4 km 100% 100%
Coronet Bay 3.5 km 2% 79%
Adams Estate 5.1 km Not mapped 100%
Glen Forbes 5.2 km 2% 100%
Grantville 5.3 km 14% 100%
Bass 7.1 km 20% 100%
Pioneer Bay 7.5 km 28% 100%
The Gurdies 8.6 km 3% 100%
Elizabeth Island
French-Elizabeth-Sandstone Islands (Uninc)		 9.3 km 9% 100%

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