Wilby flood map & planning overlays
Wilby, median 47, keeps 5 heritage places on 3 ha farms.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wilby
(Moira, VIC) - 110.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
110.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wilby's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wilby at a glance
How Wilby is zoned
Selling in Wilby? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 110.43 km², Wilby is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 29,597 m² across 293 parcels.
Who lives in Wilby
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wilby 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 941, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wilby's 192 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moira, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wilby. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wilby itself.
2,776 in 2001 to 2,841 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Wilby 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 29 September 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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Wilby planning - frequently asked
Is Wilby flood-prone?
About 4% of Wilby falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Wilby bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wilby is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Wilby?
The dominant planning zone in Wilby is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Township Zone (TZ).
Does Wilby have heritage-listed places?
Wilby has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wilby?
Across 293 surveyed parcels in Wilby, the median lot size is about 29,597 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wilby?
At the 2021 Census Wilby had 192 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Moira statistical area, which contains Wilby, went from 2,776 people in 2001 to 2,841 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Wilby an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wilby scores 941 and sits in decile 3 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 Wilby?
Median household income in Wilby was $1,397 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Moira. Median rent was $130 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,266 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yarrawonga South | 6.7 km | 40% | 100% |
| Boomahnoomoonah | 6.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Pelluebla | 7.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Telford | 7.9 km | 16% | 100% |
| Almonds | 10.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarrawonga | 12.2 km | 44% | 90% |
| Tungamah | 12.4 km | 34% | 100% |
| Boweya North | 12.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bundalong | 13.5 km | 21% | 94% |
| Bundalong South | 13.7 km | 20% | 100% |