The Sisters flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Sisters (Moyne, VIC) - 71.1 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
71.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Sisters's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
The Sisters at a glance
How The Sisters is zoned
Selling in The Sisters? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses - a $9 planning report pulls them at the lot level for any The Sisters address.
Across its 71.1 km², The Sisters 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 311,373 m² across 186 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Check a specific The Sisters address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →The Sisters planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of The Sisters?
The schematic on this page is a The Sisters flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any The Sisters address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is The Sisters flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers The Sisters and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the Moyne average is 5%). Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is The Sisters bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 100% of The Sisters is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moyne average of 100%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in The Sisters?
The dominant planning zone in The Sisters is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1). Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does The Sisters have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within The Sisters. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in The Sisters?
Across 186 surveyed parcels in The Sisters, the median lot size is about 311,373 m². There are also 44 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Do I need a planning report for a The Sisters property?
A The Sisters planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.