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Gippsland

East Gippsland

15,711 rural lots across 138 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

15,711
Rural lots
432,958 ha
Rural land
2.36%
Soil organic carbon
97%
Mean green cover

East Gippsland — 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 15,711 rural lots in East Gippsland.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

2.36%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Good organic carbon
5.0
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
East Victorian Dissected Uplands
Salinity nil
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
812 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
13.1 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
24.8 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
2.8 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.63 P/PET
Sub-humid
Growing season
246 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 cover97%
Bare ground4%
Dominant vegetation class
Lowland Forest
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in East Gippsland.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

36%
in a groundwater management area — STRATFORD GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA - Zone 2
4%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Quaternary Aquifer (QA)
aquifer
7.5
m to water table
2,307
EC µS/cm
Groundwater is marginal — crop-dependent 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 East Gippsland carrying each planning overlay.

Bushfire management (BMO) 50%
Bushfire Management Overlay — construction and defendable-space standards apply.
Erosion management (EMO) 21%
Environmental significance (ESO) 16%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 9%
Vegetation protection (VPO) 7%
Significant landscape (SLO) 6%
Salinity management (SMO) 1%
Heritage (HO) 1%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · 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 East Gippsland.

Rural suburbs in East Gippsland (135)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Omeo 3898 980
Benambra 3900 747
Swifts Creek 3896 562
Nicholson 3882 450
Orbost 3888 435
Bruthen 3885 369
Bendoc 3888 358
Bairnsdale 3875 337
Wy Yung 3875 328
Sarsfield 3875 322
Buchan 3885 304
Bonang 3888 282
Hillside 3875 278
Lindenow South 3875 267
Swan Reach 3903 255
Forge Creek 3875 254
Lucknow 3875 252
Ensay 3895 247
Newmerella 3886 243
Tongio 3896 237
Fernbank 3864 213
Bengworden 3875 206
Metung 3904 198
Mount Taylor 3875 195
Tambo Upper 3885 185
Cobungra 3898 182
Eagle Point 3878 177
Toorloo Arm 3909 174
Hinnomunjie 3898 170
Walpa 3875 166
Glen Wills 3898 164
Jarrahmond 3888 161
Clifton Creek 3875 159
Buchan South 3885 155
Bindi 3896 154
Goon Nure 3875 153
Lakes Entrance 3909 152
Noorinbee 3890 149
East Bairnsdale 3875 148
Kalimna 3909 148
Genoa 3891 145
Gelantipy 3885 139
Bete Bolong 3888 138
Club Terrace 3889 136
Calulu 3875 127
Granite Rock 3875 126
Delegate River 3888 125
Marlo 3888 118
Wiseleigh 3885 114
Mossiface 3885 109
Lindenow 3865 108
Glenaladale 3864 100
Ellaswood 3875 100
Ensay North 3895 99
Raymond Island 3880 98
Wuk Wuk 3875 97
Reedy Flat 3895 93
Cabbage Tree Creek 3889 92
Kalimna West 3909 91
Combienbar 3889 91
Cassilis 3898 90
Nungurner 3909 88
Wairewa 3887 84
Mallacoota 3892 84
Glen Valley 3898 81
Murrindal 3885 76
Tambo Crossing 3893 73
Nyerimilang 3909 70
Tamboon 3890 68
Johnsonville 3902 68
Brodribb River 3888 67
Cann River 3890 67
Ocean Grange 3880 64
W Tree 3885 62
Iguana Creek 3875 58
Woodglen 3875 55
Brookville 3896 53
Omeo Valley 3898 53
Nowa Nowa 3887 51
Flaggy Creek 3875 48
Wulgulmerang 3885 47
Wangarabell 3891 47
Butchers Ridge 3885 46
Goongerah 3888 46
Wulgulmerang East 3885 45
Anglers Rest 3898 44
Noorinbee North 3890 44
Chandlers Creek 3890 41
Tubbut 3888 40
Bumberrah 3902 40
Deddick Valley 3888 38
Waygara 3888 38
Suggan Buggan 3885 36
Tostaree 3888 36
Cobbannah 3862 35
Banksia Peninsula 3875 34
Broadlands 3875 32
Simpsons Creek 3888 31
Buldah 3890 28
Doctors Flat 3895 28
Manorina 3889 28
Lake Tyers Beach 3909 28
Bete Bolong North 3888 27
Bullumwaal 3875 27
Corringle 3888 27
Wombat Creek 3888 26
Tonghi Creek 3890 26
Boole Poole 3880 22
Tabberabbera 3875 20
Melwood 3875 19
Bemm River 3889 16
Waterholes 3875 16
Maramingo Creek 3891 16
Wingan River 3891 16
Bingo Munjie 3898 16
Lake Tyers 3887 14
Wroxham 3891 13
Yalmy 3885 11
Shannonvale 3898 11
Cape Conran 3888 10
Wallagaraugh 3891 9
Nurran 3888 8
Lake Bunga 3909 8
Newlands Arm 3875 8
Wulgulmerang West 3885 6
Wentworth 3875 6
Ryans 3875 5
Bellbird Creek 3889 4
Paynesville 3880 3
Gipsy Point 3891 3
Double Bridges 3893 2
Stirling 3893 2
Cobberas 3900 1
Deptford 3875 1
Nunniong 3896 1
Land character
Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 9% of lots

About East Gippsland

What is the rural land in East Gippsland like?

Across 15,711 rural lots in East Gippsland, soil organic carbon averages 2.36%, on the East Victorian Dissected Uplands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of East Gippsland's rural land?

Rural lots in East Gippsland average 812 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.1°C and a growing season of about 246 days. Aridity index 0.63.

What planning overlays apply across East Gippsland?

Across rural lots in East Gippsland: 50% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 9% a flood overlay, 21% the Erosion Management Overlay and 1% 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.