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Yeodene flood map & planning overlays

Yeodene's 20 ha farms are 100% bushfire, median 47.

A planning-constraint profile of Yeodene (Colac Otway, VIC) - 49.55 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 Yeodene'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Yeodene

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
34%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
18%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,500 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.

Yeodene at a glance

Parcels 176 Median lot 201,731 m² Mapped easements 116

How Yeodene is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 97%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 49.55 km², Yeodene 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 201,731 m² across 176 parcels.

Who lives in Yeodene

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

Population
107
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,463
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $1,443
Median rent
$180
per week, Colac Otway suburb typical $239
Median mortgage
$1,617
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1009, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Yeodene's 107 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.9%
5-14 10.6%
15-19 9.6%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 7.7%
35-44 13.5%
45-54 28.8%
55-64 11.5%
65-74 11.5%
75-84 3.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,829 in 2001 to 5,670 in 2025, down 3%.

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.

Yeodene 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.

Check a specific Yeodene address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 18% of Yeodene. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Yeodene lot.

Yeodene planning - frequently asked

Is Yeodene flood-prone?

About 3% of Yeodene falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Yeodene bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Yeodene is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.

Is Yeodene under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 18% of Yeodene, and over about 34% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Yeodene?

The dominant planning zone in Yeodene is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Yeodene have heritage-listed places?

Yeodene has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Yeodene?

Across 176 surveyed parcels in Yeodene, the median lot size is about 201,731 m². There are also 116 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Yeodene?

At the 2021 Census Yeodene had 107 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Colac Surrounds statistical area, which contains Yeodene, went from 5,829 people in 2001 to 5,670 in 2025, down 3%.

Is Yeodene an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yeodene scores 1009 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Yeodene?

Median household income in Yeodene was $1,463 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,617 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yeo 5.7 km 2% 100%
Gerangamete 6.6 km 18% 100%
Barongarook 8.7 km <1% 100%
Murroon 8.9 km 9% 100%
Warncoort 9.0 km 10% 99%
Colac East 10.3 km 3% 91%
Elliminyt 11.4 km 17% 92%
Whoorel 11.6 km <1% 100%
Birregurra 12.0 km 31% 99%
Forrest 13.0 km 11% 100%

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