Aberfeldy zoning & planning overlays
Aberfeldy sits on 15,126 m² conservation lots, wholly bushfire-mapped.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Aberfeldy
(Baw Baw, VIC) - 10.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
10.88 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Aberfeldy's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Aberfeldy
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
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.
Aberfeldy at a glance
How Aberfeldy is zoned
Selling in Aberfeldy? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 10.88 km², Aberfeldy is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 15,126 m² across 69 parcels.
Who lives in Aberfeldy
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Aberfeldy suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Baw Baw Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Aberfeldy. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Aberfeldy itself.
5,736 in 2001 to 6,750 in 2025, up 18%.
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.
Aberfeldy data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, 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 24 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 Aberfeldy 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.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Aberfeldy lot.
Aberfeldy planning - frequently asked
Is Aberfeldy flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Aberfeldy, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Baw Baw is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Aberfeldy bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Aberfeldy is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Baw Baw average of 99%.
Is Aberfeldy under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Aberfeldy in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,500 ft. 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 Aberfeldy?
The dominant planning zone in Aberfeldy is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Activity Zone (RAZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ5).
Does Aberfeldy have heritage-listed places?
Aberfeldy has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Aberfeldy?
Across 69 surveyed parcels in Aberfeldy, the median lot size is about 15,126 m². There are also 24 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toombon | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Thomson (Mount Baw Baw) | 7.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Jericho | 14.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Baw Baw | 15.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woods Point Mansfield |
16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Matlock Mansfield |
16.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Baw Baw Village Mount Baw Baw Alpine Resort (Uninc) |
19.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Glenfalloch Wellington |
19.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Licola Wellington |
20.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yangoura Wellington |
20.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |