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Gippsland

South Gippsland

13,898 rural lots across 87 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

13,898

Rural lots

255,809 ha

Rural land

3.49%

Soil organic carbon

99%

Mean green cover

South Gippsland — rural suburbs

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 13,898 rural lots in South Gippsland.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

3.49%

soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)

Good organic carbon

4.7

soil pH (CaCl₂)

Sandy loam

dominant texture

Land system

Dissected Fault Block - South Gippsland Ranges

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

1,062 mm

Wet

Mean annual temp

13.1 °C

annual average

Warmest month max

23.8 °C

heat-stress indicator

Coldest month min

4.4 °C

frost-risk indicator

Aridity index

0.92 P/PET

Humid

Growing season

270 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 cover99%

Bare ground1%

Dominant vegetation class

Damp Forest

Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in South Gippsland.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

in a groundwater management area — LEONGATHA GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA

in a water supply protection area

Nearest monitored conditions

Lower Tertiary Basalts (LTB)

aquifer

5.2

m to water table

790

EC µS/cm

Groundwater is fresh — suitable for most irrigation.

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 South Gippsland carrying each planning overlay.

Erosion management (EMO) 70%

Erosion-prone land — earthworks and building controls apply.

Environmental significance (ESO) 49%

Bushfire management (BMO) 19%

Significant landscape (SLO) 17%

Flood (LSIO / FO) 5%

No exposure

Urban stormwater (SBO) · Salinity management (SMO) · Vegetation protection (VPO) · Heritage (HO) · 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 South Gippsland.

Rural suburbs in South Gippsland (77)

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Suburb	Rural lots↓	Hectares	Soil carbon %	Green cover	Median house value
Foster 3960	721	10,895	3.59%	99%	$590k
Korumburra 3950	709	4,987	3.42%	99%	$550k
Fish Creek 3959	679	15,312	3.54%	99%	—
Mirboo North 3871	661	7,888	3.5%	99%	$560k
Outtrim 3951	632	4,363	3.45%	99%	—
Loch 3945	441	7,213	3.38%	99%	—
Toora 3962	432	4,963	3.48%	98%	$450k
Nyora 3987	402	7,176	3.4%	99%	—
Leongatha South 3953	391	12,066	3.46%	99%	—
Mirboo 3871	383	7,534	3.68%	99%	—
Tarwin Lower 3956	380	18,425	3.66%	99%	—
Jumbunna 3951	333	1,683	3.35%	99%	—
Stony Creek 3957	327	6,583	3.12%	99%	—
Poowong 3988	323	4,734	3.39%	99%	—
Meeniyan 3956	301	5,167	3.3%	99%	—
Buffalo 3958	284	10,750	3.47%	99%	—
Yanakie 3960	262	8,397	3.47%	99%	—
Foster North 3960	246	4,170	3.74%	99%	—
Dumbalk 3956	236	5,121	3.38%	99%	—
Nerrena 3953	231	4,643	3.29%	99%	—
Bennison 3960	227	251	3.73%	99%	—
Mardan 3953	224	5,779	3.49%	99%	—
Bena 3946	222	3,853	3.41%	99%	—
Welshpool 3966	218	4,835	3.41%	99%	—
Leongatha 3953	215	3,350	3.4%	98%	$580k
Koonwarra 3954	201	3,370	3.26%	98%	—
Toora North 3962	198	3,097	3.72%	99%	—
Kongwak 3951	183	3,711	3.36%	99%	—
Hedley 3967	177	9,992	3.45%	98%	—
Strzelecki 3950	165	3,138	3.52%	99%	—
Poowong North 3988	164	3,136	3.4%	99%	—
Hallston 3953	163	3,648	3.57%	99%	—
Kardella 3951	163	1,368	3.44%	99%	—
Poowong East 3988	161	2,520	3.38%	99%	—
Berrys Creek 3953	157	2,675	3.41%	99%	—
Pound Creek 3996	154	5,290	3.37%	99%	—
Jeetho 3945	145	1,950	3.39%	99%	—
Arawata 3951	143	2,134	3.48%	99%	—
Leongatha North 3953	141	2,299	3.43%	99%	—
Ruby 3953	123	1,784	3.5%	99%	—
Middle Tarwin 3956	120	5,046	3.46%	99%	—
Kardella South 3950	118	925	3.29%	99%	—
Koorooman 3953	114	1,901	3.42%	99%	—
Mount Eccles 3953	112	2,229	3.4%	99%	—
Wooreen 3953	111	2,437	3.38%	99%	—
Dumbalk North 3956	108	2,079	3.48%	99%	—
Ranceby 3951	104	1,764	3.55%	99%	—
Dollar 3871	101	1,941	3.73%	99%	—
Trida 3953	101	2,060	4.06%	99%	—
Delburn 3871	96	3,567	3.34%	99%	—
Tarwin 3956	93	2,639	3.25%	99%	—
Mount Best 3960	88	1,531	4.07%	99%	—
Agnes 3962	86	948	3.46%	99%	—
Korumburra South 3950	84	1,804	3.33%	99%	—
Woorarra East 3962	83	990	3.63%	99%	—
Darlimurla 3871	81	972	3.37%	99%	—
Turtons Creek 3960	81	2,267	4.02%	99%	—
Allambee South 3871	74	1,024	3.63%	99%	—
Boorool 3953	71	1,334	3.37%	99%	—
Sandy Point 3959	69	2,443	3.64%	99%	$815k
Hazel Park 3966	67	1,083	3.64%	99%	—
Woorarra West 3960	54	789	3.87%	99%	—
Wonga 3960	53	905	4.04%	99%	—
Wild Dog Valley 3953	52	1,044	3.31%	99%	—
Port Welshpool 3965	50	578	3.61%	98%	—
Venus Bay 3956	48	604	3.51%	94%	$614k
Walkerville 3956	47	2,529	3.76%	99%	—
Baromi 3871	42	65	3.62%	98%	—
Moyarra 3951	37	639	3.29%	99%	—
Fairbank 3951	35	602	3.44%	99%	—
Port Franklin 3964	23	253	3.56%	94%	—
Gunyah 3960	22	1,015	4.89%	99%	—
Whitelaw 3950	22	322	3.41%	99%	—
Boolarong 3960	19	1,656	4.2%	99%	—
Waratah Bay 3959	13	709	3.55%	99%	—
Mount Eccles South 3953	6	124	3.44%	99%	—
Walkerville South 3956	1	7	3.34%	99%	—

Land character

Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 4% of lots

Nearby councils in Gippsland

Other rural councils in the same region.

Wellington

25,544 rural lots · 2.45% soil carbon

East Gippsland

15,711 rural lots · 2.36% soil carbon

Baw Baw

10,004 rural lots · 3.63% soil carbon

Latrobe

6,686 rural lots · 3.08% soil carbon

Bass Coast

5,372 rural lots · 3.21% soil carbon

French-Elizabeth-Sandstone Islands (Uninc)

1,043 rural lots · 2.8% soil carbon

About South Gippsland

What is the rural land in South Gippsland like? ▾

Across 13,898 rural lots in South Gippsland, soil organic carbon averages 3.49%, on the Dissected Fault Block - South Gippsland Ranges land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of South Gippsland's rural land? ▾

Rural lots in South Gippsland average 1,062 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.1°C and a growing season of about 270 days. Aridity index 0.92.

What planning overlays apply across South Gippsland? ▾

Across rural lots in South Gippsland: 19% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 5% a flood overlay, 70% 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.