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 |
Ovens Murray

Towong

7,883 rural lots across 38 suburbs. Dominant land use: Domestic Livestock Grazing.

7,883
Rural lots
228,517 ha
Rural land
2.29%
Soil organic carbon
98%
Mean green cover

Towong — 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 7,883 rural lots in Towong.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

2.29%
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 high
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
904 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
13.9 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
29.6 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
1.7 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.71 P/PET
Humid
Growing season
231 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
Grassy Dry Forest
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Towong.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

100%
in a groundwater management area — UPPER MURRAY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Quaternary Aquifer (QA)
aquifer
4.7
m to water table
EC µS/cm

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 Towong carrying each planning overlay.

Bushfire management (BMO) 40%
Bushfire Management Overlay — construction and defendable-space standards apply.
Environmental significance (ESO) 27%
Significant landscape (SLO) 16%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 12%
Heritage (HO) 1%
No exposure
Urban stormwater (SBO) · Erosion management (EMO) · 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 Towong.

Rural suburbs in Towong (37)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Tallangatta Valley 3701 611
Bethanga 3691 527
Cudgewa 3705 516
Tallangatta South 3701 489
Eskdale 3701 413
Talgarno 3691 412
Mitta Mitta 3701 408
Nariel Valley 3707 359
Corryong 3707 295
Towong 3707 271
Jarvis Creek 3700 249
Granya 3701 238
Tallandoon 3701 235
Thowgla Valley 3707 232
Walwa 3709 228
Tintaldra 3708 196
Bullioh 3700 192
Koetong 3704 190
Berringama 3691 187
Burrowye 3709 183
Tallangatta 3700 179
Georges Creek 3700 139
Tallangatta East 3700 124
Mount Alfred 3709 123
Old Tallangatta 3701 121
Colac Colac 3707 108
Lucyvale 3691 91
Biggara 3707 86
Guys Forest 3709 76
Bungil 3691 76
Thologolong 3691 69
Pine Mountain 3709 66
Towong Upper 3707 62
Shelley 3701 58
Dartmouth 3701 31
Tom Groggin 3707 22
Bellbridge 3691 4
Land character
Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 10% of lots

About Towong

What is the rural land in Towong like?

Across 7,883 rural lots in Towong, soil organic carbon averages 2.29%, on the East Victorian Dissected Uplands land system. The most common land use is Domestic Livestock Grazing.

What's the climate of Towong's rural land?

Rural lots in Towong average 904 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.9°C and a growing season of about 231 days. Aridity index 0.71.

What planning overlays apply across Towong?

Across rural lots in Towong: 40% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 12% a flood overlay, 0% 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.