Warracknabeal flood map & planning overlays
Warracknabeal leads Yarriambiack on people (2,359), heritage (21) and smallest lots (1,011 m²).
A planning-constraint profile of Warracknabeal
(Yarriambiack, VIC) - 290.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
290.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warracknabeal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
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Warracknabeal at a glance
How Warracknabeal is zoned
Selling in Warracknabeal? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 290.33 km², Warracknabeal is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 21 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,011 m² across 2,507 parcels.
Who lives in Warracknabeal
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warracknabeal 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 898, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Warracknabeal's 2,359 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warracknabeal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warracknabeal itself.
8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
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.
Warracknabeal 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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.
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Warracknabeal planning - frequently asked
Is Warracknabeal flood-prone?
About 4% of Warracknabeal falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Warracknabeal bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Warracknabeal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Warracknabeal?
The dominant planning zone in Warracknabeal is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Warracknabeal have heritage-listed places?
Warracknabeal has 21 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Warracknabeal?
Across 2,507 surveyed parcels in Warracknabeal, the median lot size is about 1,011 m². There are also 234 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Warracknabeal have a train station?
There is no train station inside Warracknabeal itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Warracknabeal?
At the 2021 Census Warracknabeal had 2,359 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Yarriambiack statistical area, which contains Warracknabeal, went from 8,114 people in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
Is Warracknabeal an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warracknabeal scores 898 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Warracknabeal?
Median household income in Warracknabeal was $1,079 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,350 for the typical suburb in Yarriambiack. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $737 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannum | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lah | 12.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Bangerang | 13.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kellalac | 14.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Sheep Hills | 16.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Brim | 18.2 km | 2% | 100% |
| Aubrey | 19.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Crymelon | 19.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wallup | 21.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Areegra | 21.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |