Yielima flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Yielima
(Moira, VIC) - 129.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 October 2026.
Constraint readout
129.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yielima's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Yielima at a glance
How Yielima is zoned
Selling in Yielima? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 129.05 km², Yielima is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% 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 (FZ1). The median lot measures about 324,011 m² across 148 parcels.
Who lives in Yielima
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yielima 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 1018, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yielima's 93 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Numurkah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yielima. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yielima itself.
12,397 in 2001 to 12,446 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
Yielima 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 6 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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Yielima planning - frequently asked
Is Yielima flood-prone?
About 72% of Yielima falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Yielima bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Yielima is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Yielima?
The dominant planning zone in Yielima is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ).
Does Yielima have heritage-listed places?
Yielima has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yielima?
Across 148 surveyed parcels in Yielima, the median lot size is about 324,011 m². There are also 31 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Yielima?
At the 2021 Census Yielima had 93 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Numurkah statistical area, which contains Yielima, went from 12,397 people in 2001 to 12,446 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Yielima an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yielima scores 1018 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yielima?
Median household income in Yielima was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Moira. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,127 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picola | 7.6 km | 70% | 100% |
| Yalca | 9.9 km | 42% | 100% |
| Picola West | 13.4 km | 60% | 100% |
| Bearii | 14.7 km | 82% | 100% |
| Nathalia | 17.1 km | 66% | 99% |
| Barmah | 18.0 km | 96% | 100% |
| Waaia | 19.4 km | 26% | 100% |
| Strathmerton | 24.0 km | 62% | 100% |
| Kotupna | 26.0 km | 100% | 100% |
| Ulupna | 27.1 km | 98% | 100% |