Wattle Bank flood map & planning overlays
Wattle Bank farms 2 ha lots, 26.6% flood, median 41.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wattle Bank
(Bass Coast, VIC) - 16.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
16.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wattle Bank'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 Wattle Bank
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: 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.
Wattle Bank at a glance
How Wattle Bank is zoned
Selling in Wattle Bank? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 16.12 km², Wattle Bank is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 20,125 m² across 222 parcels.
Who lives in Wattle Bank
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wattle Bank 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 1020, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wattle Bank's 250 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wonthaggi - Inverloch, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wattle Bank. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wattle Bank itself.
17,647 in 2001 to 29,333 in 2025, up 66%.
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.
Wattle Bank 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 Wattle Bank 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Wattle Bank. 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 Wattle Bank lot.
Wattle Bank planning - frequently asked
Is Wattle Bank flood-prone?
About 27% of Wattle Bank falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%.
Is Wattle Bank bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wattle Bank is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bass Coast average of 93%.
Is Wattle Bank under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Wattle Bank, and over about 51% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Wattle Bank?
The dominant planning zone in Wattle Bank is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Wattle Bank have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wattle Bank.
What is the typical lot size in Wattle Bank?
Across 222 surveyed parcels in Wattle Bank, the median lot size is about 20,125 m². There are also 163 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wattle Bank?
At the 2021 Census Wattle Bank had 250 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Wonthaggi - Inverloch statistical area, which contains Wattle Bank, went from 17,647 people in 2001 to 29,333 in 2025, up 66%.
Is Wattle Bank an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wattle Bank scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wattle Bank?
Median household income in Wattle Bank was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,286 for the typical suburb in Bass Coast. Median rent was $204 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Creek | 4.7 km | 44% | 100% |
| Inverloch | 4.8 km | 3% | 96% |
| St Clair | 4.9 km | 34% | 100% |
| Kongwak South Gippsland |
7.4 km | 22% | 100% |
| Outtrim South Gippsland |
8.4 km | 26% | 100% |
| West Creek | 8.7 km | 29% | 100% |
| Glen Alvie | 9.6 km | 3% | 100% |
| North Wonthaggi | 9.9 km | 14% | 83% |
| Moyarra South Gippsland |
10.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wonthaggi | 11.3 km | 2% | 93% |