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 |
Great South Coast

Warrnambool

1,197 rural lots across 7 suburbs. Dominant land use: Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle.

1,197
Rural lots
7,589 ha
Rural land
2.9%
Soil organic carbon
98%
Mean green cover

Warrnambool — 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 1,197 rural lots in Warrnambool.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

2.9%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Good organic carbon
5.2
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
Undulating PLains - Western District
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
816 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
13.7 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
23.7 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
5.6 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.67 P/PET
Humid
Growing season
213 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
Plains Grassy Woodland
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Warrnambool.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

100%
in a groundwater management area — SOUTH WEST LIMESTONE GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
0%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Mid-Tertiary Aquifer (UMTA)
aquifer
11.5
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 Warrnambool carrying each planning overlay.

Environmental significance (ESO) 17%
Significant landscape (SLO) 12%
Bushfire management (BMO) 4%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 4%
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.

Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle

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

Rural suburbs in Warrnambool (5)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Allansford 3277 537
Warrnambool 3280 427
Bushfield 3281 221
Woodford 3281 180
Dennington 3280 119
Land character
Land use Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle Crown land 2% of lots

About Warrnambool

What is the rural land in Warrnambool like?

Across 1,197 rural lots in Warrnambool, soil organic carbon averages 2.9%, on the Undulating PLains - Western District land system. The most common land use is Residential Rural/Rural Lifestyle.

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

Rural lots in Warrnambool average 816 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.7°C and a growing season of about 213 days. Aridity index 0.67.

What planning overlays apply across Warrnambool?

Across rural lots in Warrnambool: 4% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 4% 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.