Woomelang zoning & planning overlays
Woomelang's median age is 63, 6th-oldest across Victoria.
A planning-constraint profile of Woomelang
(Yarriambiack, VIC) - 227.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
227.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woomelang's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Woomelang at a glance
How Woomelang is zoned
Selling in Woomelang? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 227.63 km², Woomelang is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,872 m² across 497 parcels.
Who lives in Woomelang
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woomelang 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 868, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woomelang's 191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarriambiack, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woomelang. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woomelang itself.
8,114 in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
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.
Woomelang data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 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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Woomelang planning - frequently asked
Is Woomelang flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Woomelang, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Yarriambiack is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Woomelang bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Woomelang is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarriambiack average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Woomelang?
The dominant planning zone in Woomelang is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ1).
Does Woomelang have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woomelang.
What is the typical lot size in Woomelang?
Across 497 surveyed parcels in Woomelang, the median lot size is about 1,872 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Woomelang have a train station?
There is no train station inside Woomelang itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Woomelang?
At the 2021 Census Woomelang had 191 usual residents, with a median age of 63 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Yarriambiack statistical area, which contains Woomelang, went from 8,114 people in 2001 to 6,246 in 2025, down 23%.
Is Woomelang an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woomelang scores 868 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Woomelang?
Median household income in Woomelang was $745 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,350 for the typical suburb in Yarriambiack. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $520 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watchupga Buloke |
12.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lascelles | 12.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Banyan Buloke |
16.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Willangie Buloke |
18.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Myall (Sea Lake) Buloke |
18.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Curyo Buloke |
20.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Rosebery | 25.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Turriff East Buloke |
25.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kinnabulla Buloke |
26.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hopetoun | 26.8 km | 3% | 100% |