1,905,165 rural lots pre-computed | New South Wales · Queensland · Victoria | Interactive intelligence maps across every rural lot | Soil, carbon, climate, water and vegetation per property | Regulatory obligations matched to your land | Know what you CAN do with your land | 1,905,165 rural lots pre-computed | New South Wales · Queensland · Victoria | Interactive intelligence maps across every rural lot | Soil, carbon, climate, water and vegetation per property | Regulatory obligations matched to your land | Know what you CAN do with your land |
Gippsland

Bass Coast

5,372 rural lots across 45 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

5,372
Rural lots
73,089 ha
Rural land
3.21%
Soil organic carbon
98%
Mean green cover

Bass Coast — rural suburbs

© State of Victoria · CSIRO · TERN

Council boundary outlined; each circle is one rural suburb sized by rural-lot count. Click a circle to open the suburb page.

Suburb circles · sized by rural lots
10 500 5,000+
Soil

Soil condition and land systems

Averaged across the 5,372 rural lots in Bass Coast.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

National soil-grid values averaged across rural lots, with the dominant Victorian land system.

3.21%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Good organic carbon
4.9
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
Intermediate Terraces - Gippsland
Salinity low
Water erosion moderate
Waterlogging nil

Soil values: Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia (CSIRO/TERN), ~90 m national soil grid, 0–30 cm depth-weighted. Land systems: Victorian land-systems mapping (Agriculture Victoria). Regional indicators — not a substitute for a site soil test.

Climate

Rainfall, temperature, growing window

Long-term climate averages across rural lots in this council.

Annual rainfall
957 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
13.9 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
24.3 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
5.8 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.81 P/PET
Humid
Growing season
241 days / yr
frost-free + adequate moisture

Climate values are the average across rural lots in this area, from national long-term climate grids (rainfall and temperature normals, growing season and aridity).

Vegetation

Cover profile

Satellite vegetation-cover mapping, averaged across rural lots.

Green cover98%
Bare ground2%
Dominant vegetation class
Lowland Forest
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Bass Coast.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

13%
in a groundwater management area — CORINELLA GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
5%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Lower Tertiary Aquifer (LTA)
aquifer
15.3
m to water table
3,391
EC µS/cm
Groundwater is brackish — limited stock and irrigation use.

Source: Victorian groundwater management areas and the state bore-monitoring network. Values are the nearest monitored bore's, averaged across lots — conditions at a specific property will vary.

Planning overlays

Overlay coverage across rural lots

Share of rural lots in Bass Coast carrying each planning overlay.

Significant landscape (SLO) 26%
Environmental significance (ESO) 21%
Bushfire management (BMO) 12%
Erosion management (EMO) 12%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 8%
Heritage (HO) 1%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Vegetation protection (VPO) · Environmental audit (EAO)
Land use

Dominant rural land use

From the Victorian Land Use Information System.

Domestic Livestock Grazing

The largest-share land-use category across rural lots in Bass Coast.

Rural suburbs in Bass Coast (40)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Dalyston 3992 517
North Wonthaggi 3995 504
Inverloch 3996 317
Woolamai 3995 292
Ryanston 3992 280
South Dudley 3995 256
Wattle Bank 3995 218
Bass 3991 213
Wonthaggi 3995 191
Ventnor 3922 186
Surf Beach 3922 181
Krowera 3945 178
Glen Alvie 3979 160
Kilcunda 3995 138
The Gurdies 3984 128
Kernot 3979 123
Glen Forbes 3990 122
Queensferry 3984 118
Woodleigh 3945 110
Lance Creek 3995 94
Almurta 3979 92
Corinella 3984 91
West Creek 3992 74
San Remo 3925 71
Rhyll 3923 68
Cowes 3922 66
Grantville 3984 65
Newhaven 3925 52
St Clair 3995 49
Cape Paterson 3995 38
Coronet Bay 3984 35
Jam Jerrup 3984 35
Anderson 3995 30
Archies Creek 3995 14
Smiths Beach 3922 10
Harmers Haven 3995 7
Tenby Point 3984 6
Sunderland Bay 3922 6
Adams Estate 3984 1
Silverleaves 3922 1
Land character
Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 3% of lots

About Bass Coast

What is the rural land in Bass Coast like?

Across 5,372 rural lots in Bass Coast, soil organic carbon averages 3.21%, on the Intermediate Terraces - Gippsland land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of Bass Coast's rural land?

Rural lots in Bass Coast average 957 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.9°C and a growing season of about 241 days. Aridity index 0.81.

What planning overlays apply across Bass Coast?

Across rural lots in Bass Coast: 12% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 8% a flood overlay, 12% the Erosion Management Overlay and 0% the Salinity Management Overlay.

What data sources are used?

Soil organic carbon, pH and texture come from the Soil and Landscape Grid of Australia; salinity, erosion and waterlogging susceptibility from Victorian land systems mapping. Planning overlays and zones are from the Victoria Planning Provisions. Land use is from the Victorian Land Use Information System, groundwater from the Victorian monitoring network, and terrain from the national elevation model. Market context is the published Valuer-General Victoria suburb median — a suburb indicator, never a property valuation.

Rural lots are those in Victoria's rural zone suite: Farming, Green Wedge, Rural Living, Rural Conservation and Rural Activity zones.