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Tinamba flood map & planning overlays

Tinamba is Farming Zone country on 11 ha lots, median 45, fully bushfire-mapped.

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A planning-constraint profile of Tinamba (Wellington, VIC) - 60.26 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 Tinamba'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 Tinamba

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
81%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
28%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±30% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

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.

Tinamba at a glance

Parcels 329 Median lot 112,269 m² Mapped easements 651 Bus stops 1

How Tinamba is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%
Township Zone (TZ) 0%

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

Across its 60.26 km², Tinamba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 112,269 m² across 329 parcels.

Who lives in Tinamba

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

Population
358
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,267
per week, Wellington suburb typical $1,357
Median rent
$237
per week, Wellington suburb typical $240
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.4
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 983, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tinamba's 358 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.5%
5-14 13.0%
15-19 3.6%
20-24 5.0%
25-34 10.5%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 12.4%
55-64 15.2%
65-74 13.3%
75-84 7.2%
85+ 0.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

13,002 in 2001 to 15,549 in 2025, up 20%.

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.

Tinamba 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 28% of Tinamba. 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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Tinamba planning - frequently asked

Is Tinamba flood-prone?

About 37% of Tinamba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 26%.

Is Tinamba bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Tinamba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wellington average of 96%.

Is Tinamba under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 28% of Tinamba, and over about 81% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Tinamba?

The dominant planning zone in Tinamba is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Tinamba have heritage-listed places?

Tinamba has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tinamba?

Across 329 surveyed parcels in Tinamba, the median lot size is about 112,269 m². There are also 651 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tinamba have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tinamba itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Tinamba?

At the 2021 Census Tinamba had 358 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Maffra statistical area, which contains Tinamba, went from 13,002 people in 2001 to 15,549 in 2025, up 20%.

Is Tinamba an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tinamba scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tinamba?

Median household income in Tinamba was $1,267 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,357 for the typical suburb in Wellington. Median rent was $237 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Riverslea 6.9 km 38% 100%
Denison 7.2 km 17% 100%
Tinamba West 7.5 km 28% 100%
Newry 8.7 km 23% 100%
Heyfield 10.3 km 28% 99%
Maffra 10.5 km 43% 96%
Bundalaguah 12.4 km 25% 100%
Maffra West Upper 12.6 km 4% 100%
Nambrok 13.0 km Not mapped 100%
Fulham 14.0 km 12% 100%

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