Wingan River flood map & planning overlays
Wingan River holds 37 ha conservation lots inside total bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wingan River
(East Gippsland, VIC) - 708.49 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
708.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wingan River's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wingan River at a glance
How Wingan River is zoned
Selling in Wingan River? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 708.49 km², Wingan River is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits 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 373,052 m² across 71 parcels.
Who lives in Wingan River
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wingan River 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 1004, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Orbost, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wingan River. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wingan River itself.
7,047 in 2001 to 6,727 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Wingan River 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 | Not watched | 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 Wingan River 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.
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Wingan River planning - frequently asked
Is Wingan River flood-prone?
About 3% of Wingan River falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Wingan River bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wingan River is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Wingan River?
The dominant planning zone in Wingan River is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Wingan River have heritage-listed places?
Wingan River has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wingan River?
Across 71 surveyed parcels in Wingan River, the median lot size is about 373,052 m².
Is Wingan River an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wingan River scores 1004 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genoa | 16.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Gipsy Point | 21.1 km | 11% | 100% |
| Wangarabell | 26.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Maramingo Creek | 27.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mallacoota | 27.4 km | 10% | 88% |
| Wallagaraugh | 28.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Noorinbee North | 29.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Noorinbee | 30.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Tamboon | 30.5 km | 4% | 98% |
| Cann River | 32.5 km | 10% | 100% |