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Toora North flood map & planning overlays

Toora North's 3 ha farms are home to an older median of 58.

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A planning-constraint profile of Toora North (South Gippsland, VIC) - 36.33 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 Toora North'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 Toora North

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
14%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
1%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 5,000 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.

Toora North at a glance

Parcels 210 Median lot 27,868 m² Mapped easements 28

How Toora North is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 94%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 6%

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

Across its 36.33 km², Toora North 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. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 27,868 m² across 210 parcels.

Who lives in Toora North

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

Population
107
usual residents, 2021
Median age
58
years
Median household income
$985
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $1,540
Median rent
$299
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$925
per month
Household size
1.8
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1003, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Toora North's 107 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.8%
5-14 7.7%
15-19 3.8%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 2.9%
35-44 7.7%
45-54 16.3%
55-64 24.0%
65-74 22.1%
75-84 6.7%
85+ 4.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,272 in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

Toora North 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 1% of Toora North. 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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Toora North planning - frequently asked

Is Toora North flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Toora North and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).

Is Toora North bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Toora North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.

Is Toora North under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Toora North, and over about 14% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 Toora North?

The dominant planning zone in Toora North is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Toora North have heritage-listed places?

Toora North has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Toora North?

Across 210 surveyed parcels in Toora North, the median lot size is about 27,868 m². There are also 28 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Toora North?

At the 2021 Census Toora North had 107 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Foster statistical area, which contains Toora North, went from 8,272 people in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

Is Toora North an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Toora North scores 1003 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Toora North?

Median household income in Toora North was $985 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $299 a week and the median mortgage repayment $925 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Woorarra East 3.8 km 7% 100%
Mount Best 4.2 km 1% 100%
Hazel Park 5.3 km 10% 100%
Toora 5.9 km 20% 100%
Wonga 7.5 km 1% 100%
Wonyip
Wellington		 7.9 km <1% 100%
Boolarong 8.3 km Not mapped 100%
Gunyah 8.3 km Not mapped 100%
Bennison 8.9 km 17% 100%
Binginwarri
Wellington		 9.7 km Not mapped 100%

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