Yea flood map & planning overlays

Yea leads Murrindindi on heritage with 36 places, for 1,789 people.

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A planning-constraint profile of Yea (Murrindindi, VIC) - 177.46 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Planning schematicYea

Constraint readout

177.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 6%

below council avg (9%) · #15 of 31 mapped council suburbs

See the Murrindindi flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 99%

≈ council avg (100%) · #38 of 40 mapped council suburbs

Environmental<1%

below council avg (17%) · #27 of 40 in council

Heritage sites 36 Mostly Farming Zone (FZ1) Flood 15th most affected of 31 → Bushfire 38th most affected of 40 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yea'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 Yea

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

46%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

2,500 ft

averaging 5,500 ft

Busiest square

~2 a day

±20% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Yea at a glance

Parcels 1,943 Median lot 2,011 m² Mapped easements 735 Bus stops 1

How Yea is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 91%

Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 2%

Rural Living Zone (RLZ4) 1%

Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 1%

Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) 1%

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

Across its 177.46 km², Yea is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 36 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 2,011 m² across 1,943 parcels.

Who lives in Yea

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

Population

1,789

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,046

per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $1,375

Median rent

$300

per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $264

Median mortgage

$1,408

per month

Household size

2.1

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 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 947, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Yea's 1,789 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.5%

5-14 10.0%

15-19 4.1%

20-24 3.9%

25-34 6.7%

35-44 8.7%

45-54 11.3%

55-64 18.0%

65-74 17.6%

75-84 12.3%

85+ 3.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,497 in 2001 to 4,368 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.

Yea 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	Observed	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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Yea planning - frequently asked

Is Yea flood-prone?

About 6% of Yea falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.

Is Yea bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Yea is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murrindindi average of 100%.

Is Yea under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 46% of Yea in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Yea?

The dominant planning zone in Yea is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ4).

Does Yea have heritage-listed places?

Yea has 36 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Yea?

Across 1,943 surveyed parcels in Yea, the median lot size is about 2,011 m². There are also 735 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Yea have a train station?

There is no train station inside Yea itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Yea?

At the 2021 Census Yea had 1,789 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Yea statistical area, which contains Yea, went from 3,497 people in 2001 to 4,368 in 2025, up 25%.

Is Yea an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yea scores 947 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 Yea?

Median household income in Yea was $1,046 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Murrindindi. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Killingworth	10.8 km	30%	100%
Flowerdale	11.0 km	2%	100%
Homewood	12.3 km	12%	100%
Limestone	12.4 km	0%	100%
Ghin Ghin	15.0 km	16%	100%
Glenburn	15.7 km	2%	100%
Strath Creek	16.2 km	6%	100%
Molesworth	16.2 km	15%	100%
Kerrisdale	17.7 km	15%	100%
Murrindindi	18.4 km	2%	100%

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