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Wando Vale flood map & planning overlays

Wando Vale holdings average 37 ha, 5th in Glenelg.

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A planning-constraint profile of Wando Vale (Glenelg, VIC) - 107.94 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 Wando Vale'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 Wando Vale

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
3%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
5,000 ft
averaging 7,000 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.

Wando Vale at a glance

Parcels 231 Median lot 371,433 m² Mapped easements 53

How Wando Vale is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 72%
Farming Zone (FZ) 28%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 107.94 km², Wando Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 371,433 m² across 231 parcels.

Who lives in Wando Vale

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

Population
96
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,583
per week, Glenelg suburb typical $1,466
Median rent
$100
per week, Glenelg suburb typical $205
Median mortgage
$934
per month
Household size
2.6
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1034, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wando Vale's 96 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 13.1%
15-19 6.0%
20-24 3.6%
25-34 14.3%
35-44 3.6%
45-54 16.7%
55-64 29.8%
65-74 13.1%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Glenelg (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Wando Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wando Vale itself.

9,303 in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Wando Vale 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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Wando Vale planning - frequently asked

Is Wando Vale flood-prone?

About 6% of Wando Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Wando Vale bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Wando Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glenelg average of 99%.

Is Wando Vale under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Wando Vale in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Wando Vale?

The dominant planning zone in Wando Vale is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Wando Vale have heritage-listed places?

Wando Vale has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Wando Vale?

Across 231 surveyed parcels in Wando Vale, the median lot size is about 371,433 m². There are also 53 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Wando Vale?

At the 2021 Census Wando Vale had 96 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Wando Vale, went from 9,303 people in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

Is Wando Vale an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wando Vale scores 1034 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wando Vale?

Median household income in Wando Vale was $1,583 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,466 for the typical suburb in Glenelg. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $934 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Carapook
Southern Grampians		 7.5 km Not mapped 100%
Wando Bridge 7.8 km 7% 100%
Dunrobin 10.5 km 16% 100%
Muntham
Southern Grampians		 10.6 km 1% 100%
Nareen
Southern Grampians		 12.2 km Not mapped 100%
Brimboal 12.8 km <1% 100%
Nangeela 14.2 km 14% 100%
Clover Flat
Southern Grampians		 14.7 km 36% 100%
Konongwootong
Southern Grampians		 15.5 km Not mapped 100%
Sandford 18.0 km 38% 100%

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