West Wodonga flood map & planning overlays
West Wodonga houses 14,794 people with 27 bus stops, both 2nd.
A planning-constraint profile of West Wodonga
(Wodonga, VIC) - 43.97 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
43.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Wodonga'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 West Wodonga
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 17 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 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.
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.
West Wodonga at a glance
How West Wodonga is zoned
Selling in West Wodonga? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 43.97 km², West Wodonga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 697 m² across 7,312 parcels.
Who lives in West Wodonga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Wodonga 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 925, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Wodonga's 14,794 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Wodonga, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Wodonga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Wodonga itself.
12,929 in 2001 to 15,495 in 2025, up 20%.
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.
West Wodonga 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 17 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 West Wodonga address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 40% of West Wodonga. 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 West Wodonga lot.
West Wodonga planning - frequently asked
Is West Wodonga flood-prone?
About 25% of West Wodonga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is West Wodonga bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of West Wodonga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wodonga average of 84%.
Is West Wodonga under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 40% of West Wodonga, and over about 57% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 West Wodonga?
The dominant planning zone in West Wodonga is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ).
Does West Wodonga have heritage-listed places?
West Wodonga has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in West Wodonga?
Across 7,312 surveyed parcels in West Wodonga, the median lot size is about 697 m². There are also 3,426 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does West Wodonga have a train station?
There is no train station inside West Wodonga itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of West Wodonga?
At the 2021 Census West Wodonga had 14,794 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider West Wodonga statistical area, which contains West Wodonga, went from 12,929 people in 2001 to 15,495 in 2025, up 20%.
Is West Wodonga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Wodonga scores 925 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in West Wodonga?
Median household income in West Wodonga was $1,452 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Wodonga. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,365 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Island | 5.9 km | 100% | 100% |
| Huon Creek | 6.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Wodonga | 6.4 km | 35% | 58% |
| Barnawartha North | 7.5 km | 16% | 100% |
| Castle Creek | 9.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bandiana | 10.3 km | 18% | 81% |
| Killara (Wodonga) | 11.6 km | 42% | 53% |
| Leneva | 11.9 km | 1% | 99% |
| Indigo Valley Indigo |
12.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barnawartha Indigo |
13.2 km | 10% | 100% |