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Wiseleigh flood map & planning overlays

Wiseleigh matches Mount Taylor at a median of 42, joint 5th-lowest.

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A planning-constraint profile of Wiseleigh (East Gippsland, VIC) - 12.01 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wiseleigh'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 Wiseleigh

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
4%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
8,000 ft
averaging 8,500 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.

Wiseleigh at a glance

Parcels 204 Median lot 9,990 m² Mapped easements 21

How Wiseleigh is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 46%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 26%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 24%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 1%

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

Across its 12.01 km², Wiseleigh 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 Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 9,990 m² across 204 parcels.

Who lives in Wiseleigh

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

Population
177
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$1,458
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $1,209
Median rent
$245
per week, East Gippsland suburb typical $247
Median mortgage
$1,400
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wiseleigh's 177 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.7%
5-14 14.1%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 1.8%
25-34 12.4%
35-44 13.5%
45-54 18.2%
55-64 12.4%
65-74 11.2%
75-84 2.9%
85+ 3.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,909 in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

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.

Wiseleigh data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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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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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Wiseleigh planning - frequently asked

Is Wiseleigh flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Wiseleigh and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).

Is Wiseleigh bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Wiseleigh is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a East Gippsland average of 94%.

Is Wiseleigh under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Wiseleigh in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,000 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 Wiseleigh?

The dominant planning zone in Wiseleigh is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).

Does Wiseleigh have heritage-listed places?

Wiseleigh has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Wiseleigh?

Across 204 surveyed parcels in Wiseleigh, the median lot size is about 9,990 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Wiseleigh?

At the 2021 Census Wiseleigh had 177 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bruthen - Omeo statistical area, which contains Wiseleigh, went from 6,909 people in 2001 to 8,651 in 2025, up 25%.

Is Wiseleigh an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wiseleigh scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wiseleigh?

Median household income in Wiseleigh was $1,458 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,209 for the typical suburb in East Gippsland. Median rent was $245 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Fairy Dell (Bairnsdale) 4.4 km 0% 100%
Mossiface 5.0 km 1% 100%
Bruthen 5.9 km <1% 100%
Sarsfield 6.3 km 11% 100%
Tambo Upper 10.0 km 1% 100%
Bumberrah 10.1 km 3% 100%
Waterholes 10.7 km Not mapped 100%
Clifton Creek 10.8 km Not mapped 100%
Nicholson 11.3 km 16% 95%
Granite Rock 11.9 km Not mapped 100%

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