Whitlam flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Whitlam
(Molonglo Valley, ACT) - 3.29 km², mapped from live district and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whitlam'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 Whitlam
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 4,500 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.
Whitlam at a glance
How Whitlam is zoned
Buying in Whitlam? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 3.29 km², Whitlam is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 79 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban. The median lot measures about 470 m² across 1,270 parcels.
Who lives in Whitlam
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whitlam suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Whitlam, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whitlam. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whitlam itself.
7 in 2001 to 1,632 in 2025, up 23214%.
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.
Whitlam 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 Whitlam 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 9% of Whitlam. 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 Whitlam. 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 →Whitlam planning - frequently asked
Is Whitlam flood-prone?
About 6% of Whitlam falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 7%. Published flood models are held over parts of Whitlam; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Whitlam bushfire-prone?
Around 59% of Whitlam is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Molonglo Valley average of 56%.
Is Whitlam under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 9% of Whitlam, and over about 90% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Whitlam?
The dominant planning zone in Whitlam is Suburban, though the suburb also includes River Corridor and Urban Open Space.
Does Whitlam have heritage-listed places?
Whitlam has 79 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whitlam?
Across 1,270 surveyed parcels in Whitlam, the median lot size is about 470 m². There are also 590 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Whitlam have a train station?
There is no train station inside Whitlam itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denman Prospect | 1.8 km | 5% | 62% |
| Molonglo | 2.2 km | 10% | 99% |
| Weetangera Belconnen |
3.4 km | 0% | 4% |
| Hawker Belconnen |
3.4 km | 0% | 9% |
| Cook Belconnen |
3.6 km | 0% | 15% |
| Macquarie Belconnen |
4.1 km | 0% | 0% |
| Coombs | 4.4 km | 13% | 41% |
| Wright | 4.5 km | 0% | 19% |
| Page Belconnen |
4.8 km | 0% | 0% |
| Aranda Belconnen |
4.9 km | 0% | 44% |