Tidal River flood map & planning overlays
Tidal River has the smallest lots in Victoria, 82 m².
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A planning-constraint profile of Tidal River
(South Gippsland, VIC) - 0.64 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
0.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tidal River's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tidal River
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 to
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.
Tidal River at a glance
How Tidal River is zoned
Selling in Tidal River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 0.64 km², Tidal River is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% 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 82 m² across 1 parcels.
Who lives in Tidal River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tidal River suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wilsons Promontory, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tidal River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tidal River itself.
13 in 2001 to 15 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Tidal River 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 | Observed | 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.
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Tidal River planning - frequently asked
Is Tidal River flood-prone?
About 19% of Tidal River falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Tidal River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tidal River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.
Is Tidal River under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Tidal River in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Tidal River?
The dominant planning zone in Tidal River is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Tidal River have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tidal River.
What is the typical lot size in Tidal River?
Across 1 surveyed parcels in Tidal River, the median lot size is about 82 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsons Promontory | 8.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Yanakie | 27.7 km | 20% | 100% |
| Sandy Point | 29.3 km | 42% | 90% |
| Walkerville South | 33.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Waratah Bay | 34.4 km | 16% | 100% |
| Walkerville North | 34.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Snake Island Wellington |
37.4 km | 26% | 56% |
| Walkerville | 37.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Port Franklin | 38.6 km | 66% | 100% |
| Agnes | 39.1 km | 29% | 100% |