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Ulupna flood map & planning overlays

Ulupna lands 5th in Moira for flood mapping, 97.8% of the suburb.

A planning-constraint profile of Ulupna (Moira, VIC) - 19.02 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ulupna's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Ulupna at a glance

Parcels 40 Median lot 82,612 m² Mapped easements 34

How Ulupna is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 50%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 48%
RECREATIONALWATERWAYS 1%
NATIONALPARKSANDNATURERESERVES 1%

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

Across its 19.02 km², Ulupna is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 82,612 m² across 40 parcels.

Who lives in Ulupna

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

Population
17
usual residents, 2021

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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 960, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

12,397 in 2001 to 12,446 in 2025, up 0%.

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.

Ulupna 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 pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 6 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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Ulupna planning - frequently asked

Is Ulupna flood-prone?

About 98% of Ulupna falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.

Is Ulupna bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Ulupna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.

What is the zoning in Ulupna?

The dominant planning zone in Ulupna is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and RECREATIONALWATERWAYS.

Does Ulupna have heritage-listed places?

Ulupna has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Ulupna?

Across 40 surveyed parcels in Ulupna, the median lot size is about 82,612 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Ulupna an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ulupna scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mywee 3.8 km 100% 100%
Strathmerton 8.3 km 62% 100%
Koonoomoo 8.9 km 98% 98%
Bearii 12.7 km 82% 100%
Yarroweyah 15.3 km 78% 96%
Katunga 17.6 km 11% 100%
Cobram 18.0 km 92% 49%
Yalca 18.7 km 42% 100%
Muckatah 25.3 km 59% 93%
Yielima 27.1 km 72% 100%

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