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Wangandary flood map & planning overlays

Wangandary rents for $375, 2nd in Wangaratta, with 65.9% landscape overlay.

A planning-constraint profile of Wangandary (Wangaratta, VIC) - 43.01 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 Wangandary's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wangandary

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

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census
Lowest measured
9,000 ft
averaging 9,000 ft

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.

Wangandary at a glance

Parcels 265 Median lot 20,705 m² Mapped easements 136

How Wangandary is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 58%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 32%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 6%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 2%
Special Use Zone (SUZ4) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 1%

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

Across its 43.01 km², Wangandary 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 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 20,705 m² across 265 parcels.

Who lives in Wangandary

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

Population
217
usual residents, 2021
Median age
52
years
Median household income
$1,792
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $1,531
Median rent
$375
per week, Wangaratta suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,855
per month
Household size
2.5
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 1036, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wangandary's 217 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.9%
5-14 7.2%
15-19 10.6%
20-24 1.4%
25-34 6.8%
35-44 6.3%
45-54 19.8%
55-64 16.4%
65-74 17.4%
75-84 6.8%
85+ 3.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

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.

Wangandary 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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Wangandary planning - frequently asked

Is Wangandary flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Wangandary and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 17%).

Is Wangandary bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Wangandary is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wangaratta average of 99%.

Is Wangandary under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Wangandary in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Wangandary?

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

Does Wangandary have heritage-listed places?

Wangandary has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Wangandary?

Across 265 surveyed parcels in Wangandary, the median lot size is about 20,705 m². There are also 136 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Wangandary?

At the 2021 Census Wangandary had 217 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Wangaratta Surrounds statistical area, which contains Wangandary, went from 9,151 people in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.

Is Wangandary an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wangandary scores 1036 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 Wangandary?

Median household income in Wangandary was $1,792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,531 for the typical suburb in Wangaratta. Median rent was $375 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,855 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Waldara 5.2 km 29% 88%
Mount Bruno
Benalla
6.8 km Not mapped 100%
Wangaratta South 8.0 km 11% 100%
Taminick
Benalla
8.5 km 0% 100%
Wangaratta 8.6 km 41% 73%
Killawarra 8.6 km 12% 100%
North Wangaratta 9.2 km 56% 100%
Dockers Plains 10.6 km 15% 100%
Boweya
Benalla
11.6 km Not mapped 100%
Bowser 12.2 km 0% 100%

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