Woosang flood map & planning overlays
Woosang keeps 12 ha farms, 49.6% of them flood-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Woosang
(Buloke, VIC) - 49.94 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
49.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woosang's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Woosang at a glance
How Woosang is zoned
Selling in Woosang? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 49.94 km², Woosang is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 124,520 m² across 114 parcels.
Who lives in Woosang
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woosang 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 744, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Buloke, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woosang. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woosang itself.
7,223 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, down 18%.
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.
Woosang 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 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 Woosang address
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Woosang planning - frequently asked
Is Woosang flood-prone?
About 50% of Woosang falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 34%.
Is Woosang bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Woosang is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Buloke average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Woosang?
The dominant planning zone in Woosang is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Woosang have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woosang.
What is the typical lot size in Woosang?
Across 114 surveyed parcels in Woosang, the median lot size is about 124,520 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Woosang an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woosang scores 744 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeungroon East | 3.8 km | 23% | 100% |
| Barrakee | 6.8 km | 70% | 100% |
| Richmond Plains Loddon |
8.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Buckrabanyule | 8.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Charlton | 10.8 km | 47% | 100% |
| Yeungroon | 12.2 km | 23% | 100% |
| Skinners Flat Loddon |
12.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Nine Mile Loddon |
13.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yawong Hills | 16.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wedderburn Loddon |
16.8 km | 2% | 100% |