Wanalta flood map & planning overlays
Wanalta farms 16 ha lots, 20.7% flood-mapped, locals 47 at the median.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wanalta
(Campaspe, VIC) - 37.84 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
37.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wanalta'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wanalta
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Wanalta at a glance
How Wanalta is zoned
Selling in Wanalta? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 37.84 km², Wanalta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 164,853 m² across 166 parcels.
Who lives in Wanalta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wanalta suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 996, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wanalta's 285 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rushworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wanalta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wanalta itself.
4,429 in 2001 to 4,210 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Wanalta 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 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.
Check a specific Wanalta 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 report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Wanalta lot.
Wanalta planning - frequently asked
Is Wanalta flood-prone?
About 21% of Wanalta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Wanalta bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wanalta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campaspe average of 98%.
Is Wanalta under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 5% of Wanalta in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Wanalta?
The dominant planning zone in Wanalta is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Wanalta have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wanalta.
What is the typical lot size in Wanalta?
Across 166 surveyed parcels in Wanalta, the median lot size is about 164,853 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wanalta?
At the 2021 Census Wanalta had 285 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Rushworth statistical area, which contains Wanalta, went from 4,429 people in 2001 to 4,210 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Wanalta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wanalta scores 996 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wanalta?
Median household income in Wanalta was $1,278 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Campaspe. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,096 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moora | 3.6 km | 4% | 100% |
| Rushworth | 8.6 km | 14% | 100% |
| Colbinabbin | 9.4 km | 12% | 100% |
| Gobarup | 10.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Burramboot | 10.7 km | 40% | 100% |
| Carag Carag | 14.5 km | 65% | 100% |
| Cornella | 15.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Whroo Strathbogie |
15.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Stanhope | 16.2 km | 27% | 100% |
| Stanhope South Greater Shepparton |
16.5 km | 12% | 100% |