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Gippsland

Wellington

25,544 rural lots across 115 suburbs. Dominant land use: Native Vegetation.

25,544
Rural lots
464,047 ha
Rural land
2.45%
Soil organic carbon
94%
Mean green cover

Wellington — 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 25,544 rural lots in Wellington.

Soil

Soil carbon and land systems

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

2.45%
soil organic carbon (0–30 cm)
Good organic carbon
5.2
soil pH (CaCl₂)
Sandy loam
dominant texture
Land system
High Terraces and Fans - Gippsland
Salinity low
Water erosion low
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
714 mm
Moderate rainfall
Mean annual temp
13.6 °C
annual average
Warmest month max
24.7 °C
heat-stress indicator
Coldest month min
3.5 °C
frost-risk indicator
Aridity index
0.56 P/PET
Sub-humid
Growing season
208 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 cover94%
Bare ground6%
Dominant vegetation class
Lowland Forest
Water

Groundwater and water management

Groundwater management coverage across rural lots in Wellington.

Water

Groundwater profile

Management areas and monitored-bore conditions across rural lots.

71%
in a groundwater management area — GIFFARD GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA
69%
in a water supply protection area
Nearest monitored conditions
Upper Tertiary Aquifer (Fluvial) (UTAF)
aquifer
11.0
m to water table
265
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 Wellington carrying each planning overlay.

Bushfire management (BMO) 51%
Bushfire Management Overlay — construction and defendable-space standards apply.
Environmental significance (ESO) 32%
Flood (LSIO / FO) 25%
Land Subject to Inundation or Floodway Overlay.
Significant landscape (SLO) 15%
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.

Native Vegetation

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

Rural suburbs in Wellington (104)

Click any column header to sort.

Suburb Rural lots
Golden Beach 3851 3,562
Flamingo Beach 3851 1,554
Glomar Beach 3851 1,103
Longford 3851 1,086
Stratford 3862 735
Paradise Beach 3851 651
Sale 3850 647
Woodside 3874 600
Rosedale 3847 594
Maffra 3860 555
Briagolong 3860 533
Heyfield 3858 522
Dargo 3862 491
Glenmaggie 3858 449
Hollands Landing 3862 442
Yarram 3971 412
Newry 3859 410
Stradbroke 3851 380
Alberton 3971 372
Glengarry 3854 344
Gormandale 3873 314
Denison 3858 311
Devon North 3971 309
Seaton 3858 300
Tinamba 3859 284
Won Wron 3971 271
Binginwarri 3966 246
Boisdale 3860 239
Perry Bridge 3862 236
Jack River 3971 232
Nambrok 3847 228
Valencia Creek 3860 228
Munro 3862 215
Port Albert 3971 211
Cowwarr 3857 205
Cobains 3851 205
Wongungarra 3862 204
Gelliondale 3971 201
Seaspray 3851 194
Meerlieu 3862 192
Willung 3847 188
The Honeysuckles 3851 170
Kilmany 3851 169
Clydebank 3851 167
Carrajung Lower 3844 162
Tarraville 3971 160
Fulham 3851 151
The Heart 3851 149
Bundalaguah 3851 146
Giffard 3851 138
Winnindoo 3858 135
Airly 3851 133
Riverslea 3860 129
Willung South 3847 129
Coongulla 3860 120
Tinamba West 3859 112
Dutson 3851 111
Alberton West 3971 110
Dawson 3858 105
Stockdale 3862 105
Seacombe 3851 99
Tarra Valley 3971 98
Staceys Bridge 3971 97
Carrajung 3844 96
Myrtlebank 3851 93
Macks Creek 3971 91
Wurruk 3850 90
Wonyip 3962 90
Callignee North 3844 90
Darriman 3851 85
Giffard West 3851 82
Maffra West Upper 3859 79
Licola 3858 79
Madalya 3971 76
Hiamdale 3847 75
Crooked River 3862 71
Pearsondale 3851 70
Llowalong 3862 65
Bushy Park 3860 63
Blackwarry 3844 59
Langsborough 3971 57
Montgomery 3851 56
Hiawatha 3971 50
Flynns Creek 3844 48
Calrossie 3971 44
Hunterston 3971 41
Glenfalloch 3858 41
Moornapa 3862 29
Carrajung South 3844 27
Woodside North 3874 25
Licola North 3858 23
Robertsons Beach 3971 22
Hawkhurst 3862 18
Woodside Beach 3874 18
Woolenook 3860 16
Callignee South 3844 15
East Sale 3852 14
Dutson Downs 3851 13
McLoughlins Beach 3874 13
Loch Sport 3851 12
Koorool 3860 10
Manns Beach 3971 9
Miowera 3862 7
Cowa 3862 1
Land character
Land use Livestock Grazing Crown land 6% of lots

About Wellington

What is the rural land in Wellington like?

Across 25,544 rural lots in Wellington, soil organic carbon averages 2.45%, on the High Terraces and Fans - Gippsland land system. The most common land use is Native Vegetation.

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

Rural lots in Wellington average 714 mm annual rainfall, a mean annual temperature of 13.6°C and a growing season of about 208 days. Aridity index 0.56.

What planning overlays apply across Wellington?

Across rural lots in Wellington: 51% carry the Bushfire Management Overlay, 25% 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.