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Weeaproinah zoning & planning overlays

Weeaproinah keeps 10,228 m² farm lots inside full bushfire mapping.

A planning-constraint profile of Weeaproinah (Colac Otway, VIC) - 11.58 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 Weeaproinah'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 Weeaproinah

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
14%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
6%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,000 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Weeaproinah at a glance

Parcels 59 Median lot 10,228 m² Mapped easements 24

How Weeaproinah is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 98%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 2%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%

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

Across its 11.58 km², Weeaproinah 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 10,228 m² across 59 parcels.

Who lives in Weeaproinah

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

Population
15
usual residents, 2021

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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 954, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,452 in 2001 to 3,974 in 2025, up 15%.

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.

Weeaproinah 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Weeaproinah. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Weeaproinah planning - frequently asked

Is Weeaproinah flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Weeaproinah, 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. Colac Otway is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Weeaproinah bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Weeaproinah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.

Is Weeaproinah under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Weeaproinah, and over about 14% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 Weeaproinah?

The dominant planning zone in Weeaproinah is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Weeaproinah have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Weeaproinah.

What is the typical lot size in Weeaproinah?

Across 59 surveyed parcels in Weeaproinah, the median lot size is about 10,228 m². There are also 24 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Weeaproinah an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Weeaproinah scores 954 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ferguson 2.6 km Not mapped 100%
Wyelangta 3.9 km 0% 100%
Carlisle River 8.7 km 6% 100%
Aire Valley 9.1 km Not mapped 100%
Beech Forest 9.5 km <1% 100%
Lavers Hill 10.0 km 0% 100%
Gellibrand 12.7 km 6% 100%
Glenaire 13.1 km 5% 100%
Johanna 13.9 km 3% 100%
Kawarren 17.2 km <1% 100%

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