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Wangoom zoning & planning overlays

Wangoom shares joint 4th-youngest in Moyne, median 34.

A planning-constraint profile of Wangoom (Moyne, VIC) - 41.86 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wangoom's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wangoom

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
47%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
33%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±29% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.

Wangoom at a glance

Parcels 195 Median lot 130,980 m² Mapped easements 116

How Wangoom is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 95%
Farming Zone (FZ3) 5%

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

Across its 41.86 km², Wangoom is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 130,980 m² across 195 parcels.

Who lives in Wangoom

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

Population
237
usual residents, 2021
Median age
34
years
Median household income
$2,104
per week, Moyne suburb typical $1,699
Median rent
$280
per week, Moyne suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,500
per month
Household size
3.0
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 983, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wangoom's 237 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.7%
5-14 16.6%
15-19 10.9%
20-24 8.3%
25-34 10.5%
35-44 7.9%
45-54 18.8%
55-64 7.9%
65-74 9.2%
75-84 4.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,718 in 2001 to 7,136 in 2025, up 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.

Wangoom data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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.

Check a specific Wangoom address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Wangoom. 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 Wangoom lot.

Wangoom planning - frequently asked

Is Wangoom flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Wangoom, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Moyne is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Wangoom bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Wangoom is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moyne average of 100%.

Is Wangoom under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Wangoom, and over about 47% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Wangoom?

The dominant planning zone in Wangoom is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ3).

Does Wangoom have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Wangoom.

What is the typical lot size in Wangoom?

Across 195 surveyed parcels in Wangoom, the median lot size is about 130,980 m². There are also 116 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Wangoom?

At the 2021 Census Wangoom had 237 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Moyne - East statistical area, which contains Wangoom, went from 6,718 people in 2001 to 7,136 in 2025, up 6%.

Is Wangoom an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wangoom scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wangoom?

Median household income in Wangoom was $2,104 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,699 for the typical suburb in Moyne. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Purnim West 4.9 km Not mapped 100%
Bushfield
Warrnambool
5.7 km Not mapped 100%
Cudgee 5.9 km 14% 100%
Purnim 6.8 km Not mapped 100%
Allansford
Warrnambool
8.3 km 6% 99%
Warrnambool
Warrnambool
8.6 km 10% 61%
Grassmere 8.7 km Not mapped 100%
Woodford
Warrnambool
8.7 km Not mapped 100%
Mailors Flat 10.9 km Not mapped 100%
Framlingham 12.1 km Not mapped 100%

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