Youarang flood map & planning overlays
Youarang holdings are 35 ha, 5th-biggest of 53 in Moira.
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A planning-constraint profile of Youarang
(Moira, VIC) - 43.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 29 September 2026.
Constraint readout
43.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Youarang's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Youarang at a glance
How Youarang is zoned
Selling in Youarang? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 43.79 km², Youarang is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% 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 351,535 m² across 92 parcels.
Who lives in Youarang
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Youarang 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 961, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moira, the wider ABS statistical area containing Youarang. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Youarang itself.
2,776 in 2001 to 2,841 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Youarang 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 29 September 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 Youarang address
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Youarang planning - frequently asked
Is Youarang flood-prone?
About 40% of Youarang falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 52%.
Is Youarang bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Youarang is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moira average of 97%.
What is the zoning in Youarang?
The dominant planning zone in Youarang is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Youarang have heritage-listed places?
Youarang has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Youarang?
Across 92 surveyed parcels in Youarang, the median lot size is about 351,535 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Youarang an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Youarang scores 961 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youanmite | 7.2 km | 38% | 100% |
| Waggarandall | 11.0 km | 26% | 100% |
| Tungamah | 11.3 km | 34% | 100% |
| Katamatite East | 11.5 km | 44% | 100% |
| Boosey | 11.8 km | 64% | 100% |
| Yabba North | 11.9 km | 60% | 100% |
| Katamatite | 12.4 km | 54% | 100% |
| Burramine South | 12.6 km | 54% | 100% |
| Yundool | 14.8 km | 18% | 100% |
| St James | 15.6 km | 17% | 100% |