Phillip flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Phillip
(Woden Valley, ACT) - 2.53 km², mapped from live district and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.53 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Phillip's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Phillip
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Phillip at a glance
How Phillip is zoned
Buying in Phillip? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 2.53 km², Phillip is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 61 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Urban Open Space. The median lot measures about 589 m² across 550 parcels.
Who lives in Phillip
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Phillip suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1085, and decile 5 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Phillip's 5,197 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Phillip, the wider ABS statistical area containing Phillip. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Phillip itself.
1,711 in 2001 to 7,135 in 2025, up 317%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Phillip data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Phillip address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Phillip. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Phillip. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Phillip planning - frequently asked
Is Phillip flood-prone?
About 4% of Phillip falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 1%. Published flood models are held over parts of Phillip; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Phillip bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Phillip and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Woden Valley average is 33%).
Is Phillip under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Phillip, and over about 74% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Phillip?
The dominant planning zone in Phillip is Urban Open Space, though the suburb also includes Business and Transport.
Does Phillip have heritage-listed places?
Phillip has 61 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Phillip?
Across 550 surveyed parcels in Phillip, the median lot size is about 589 m². There are also 281 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Phillip have a train station?
There is no train station inside Phillip itself. The suburb is served by 33 bus stops.
What is the population of Phillip?
At the 2021 Census Phillip had 5,197 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Phillip statistical area, which contains Phillip, went from 1,711 people in 2001 to 7,135 in 2025, up 317%.
Is Phillip an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Phillip scores 1085 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Phillip?
Median household income in Phillip was $2,075 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,576 for the typical suburb in Woden Valley. Median rent was $440 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,608 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chifley | 1.5 km | 0% | 33% |
| Garran | 1.5 km | 0% | 41% |
| Hughes | 1.6 km | 0% | 22% |
| Lyons | 1.7 km | 0% | 54% |
| Mawson | 1.9 km | 4% | 6% |
| Pearce | 1.9 km | 0% | 10% |
| O'Malley | 2.1 km | <1% | 74% |
| Waramanga Weston Creek |
2.7 km | 1% | 14% |
| Torrens | 2.8 km | 0% | 15% |
| Isaacs | 2.9 km | <1% | 69% |