Altona Meadows flood map & planning overlays
Altona Meadows is Hobsons Bay's biggest (18,479) and most flood-mapped (33.9%).
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A planning-constraint profile of Altona Meadows
(Hobsons Bay, VIC) - 10.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
10.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Altona Meadows'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 Altona Meadows
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 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.
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.
Altona Meadows at a glance
How Altona Meadows is zoned
Selling in Altona Meadows? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 10.55 km², Altona Meadows is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5). The median lot measures about 465 m² across 10,409 parcels.
Who lives in Altona Meadows
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Altona Meadows 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 967, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Altona Meadows's 18,479 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Altona Meadows, the wider ABS statistical area containing Altona Meadows. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Altona Meadows itself.
19,168 in 2001 to 18,783 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Altona Meadows 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 | 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 Altona Meadows address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 95% of Altona Meadows. 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 Altona Meadows lot.
Altona Meadows planning - frequently asked
Is Altona Meadows flood-prone?
About 34% of Altona Meadows falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Altona Meadows bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Altona Meadows is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hobsons Bay average of 4%.
Is Altona Meadows under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 95% of Altona Meadows, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 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 Altona Meadows?
The dominant planning zone in Altona Meadows is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Altona Meadows have heritage-listed places?
Altona Meadows has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Altona Meadows?
Across 10,409 surveyed parcels in Altona Meadows, the median lot size is about 465 m². There are also 2,654 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Altona Meadows have a train station?
There is no train station inside Altona Meadows itself. The suburb is served by 47 bus stops.
What is the population of Altona Meadows?
At the 2021 Census Altona Meadows had 18,479 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Altona Meadows statistical area, which contains Altona Meadows, went from 19,168 people in 2001 to 18,783 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Altona Meadows an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Altona Meadows scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Altona Meadows?
Median household income in Altona Meadows was $1,573 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,155 for the typical suburb in Hobsons Bay. Median rent was $341 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seabrook | 2.1 km | 10% | 0% |
| Laverton Wyndham |
2.9 km | 2% | 12% |
| Altona | 3.4 km | 25% | 24% |
| Point Cook Wyndham |
3.6 km | 11% | 28% |
| Williams Landing Wyndham |
3.8 km | 0% | 25% |
| Laverton North Wyndham |
5.2 km | <1% | 14% |
| Seaholme | 5.7 km | 14% | 0% |
| Altona North | 6.3 km | 10% | 6% |
| Hoppers Crossing Wyndham |
7.3 km | 4% | <1% |
| Williamstown North | 8.1 km | 10% | 0% |