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Wedderburn flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Wedderburn keeps 100 heritage places, 2nd in Loddon, median age 58.

A planning-constraint profile of Wedderburn (Loddon, VIC) - 206.47 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wedderburn's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wedderburn

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 to

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

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.

Wedderburn at a glance

Parcels 1,864 Median lot 10,745 m² Mapped easements 43 Bus stops 2

How Wedderburn is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 66%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 22%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 10%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 1%
Township Zone (TZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 206.47 km², Wedderburn is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 100 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 10,745 m² across 1,864 parcels.

Who lives in Wedderburn

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

Population
951
usual residents, 2021
Median age
58
years
Median household income
$868
per week, Loddon suburb typical $1,170
Median rent
$174
per week, Loddon suburb typical $172
Median mortgage
$802
per month
Household size
2.0
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 839, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wedderburn's 951 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.4%
5-14 8.8%
15-19 3.6%
20-24 2.4%
25-34 7.3%
35-44 5.6%
45-54 13.3%
55-64 21.5%
65-74 20.0%
75-84 10.9%
85+ 3.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 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.

Wedderburn 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 25 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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Wedderburn planning - frequently asked

Is Wedderburn flood-prone?

About 2% of Wedderburn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.

Is Wedderburn bushfire-prone?

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

Is Wedderburn under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Wedderburn in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Wedderburn?

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

Does Wedderburn have heritage-listed places?

Wedderburn has 100 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Wedderburn?

Across 1,864 surveyed parcels in Wedderburn, the median lot size is about 10,745 m². There are also 43 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Wedderburn have a train station?

There is no train station inside Wedderburn itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Wedderburn?

At the 2021 Census Wedderburn had 951 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Loddon statistical area, which contains Wedderburn, went from 8,033 people in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Wedderburn an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wedderburn scores 839 and sits in decile 1 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 Wedderburn?

Median household income in Wedderburn was $868 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,170 for the typical suburb in Loddon. Median rent was $174 a week and the median mortgage repayment $802 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Skinners Flat 8.0 km 2% 100%
Wedderburn Junction 9.6 km 6% 100%
Kurraca West 10.1 km 30% 100%
Richmond Plains 10.4 km Not mapped 100%
Kurraca 10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Korong Vale 11.4 km 39% 100%
Nine Mile 11.6 km Not mapped 100%
Woolshed Flat 12.0 km 0% 100%
Glenalbyn 13.1 km Not mapped 100%
Berrimal 13.3 km Not mapped 100%

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