Whitlands flood map & planning overlays
Whitlands keeps 10 ha conservation lots, bushfire mapping throughout.
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A planning-constraint profile of Whitlands
(Wangaratta, VIC) - 63.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
63.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whitlands'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 Whitlands
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: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
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.
Whitlands at a glance
How Whitlands is zoned
Selling in Whitlands? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 63.13 km², Whitlands is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 97,312 m² across 97 parcels.
Who lives in Whitlands
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whitlands 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 1005, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wangaratta Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whitlands. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whitlands itself.
9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 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.
Whitlands 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 Whitlands 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 →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 Whitlands lot.
Whitlands planning - frequently asked
Is Whitlands flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Whitlands and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 17%).
Is Whitlands bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Whitlands is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wangaratta average of 99%.
Is Whitlands under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Whitlands in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 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 Whitlands?
The dominant planning zone in Whitlands is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Whitlands have heritage-listed places?
Whitlands has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whitlands?
Across 97 surveyed parcels in Whitlands, the median lot size is about 97,312 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Whitlands an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whitlands scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshunt | 6.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Whitfield | 7.9 km | 13% | 100% |
| Myrrhee | 9.8 km | 1% | 100% |
| Tolmie | 12.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| King Valley | 13.4 km | 22% | 100% |
| Edi Upper | 15.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Cheshunt South | 16.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Archerton Benalla |
17.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Edi | 18.3 km | 22% | 100% |
| Tatong Benalla |
19.6 km | 2% | 100% |