Altona North flood map & planning overlays
Altona North: 106 bus stops, Hobsons Bay's most, on 340 m² lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Altona North
(Hobsons Bay, VIC) - 14.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
14.13 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Altona North'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 North
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 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
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 North at a glance
How Altona North is zoned
Selling in Altona North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 14.13 km², Altona North is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special Use Zone (SUZ3). The median lot measures about 340 m² across 8,180 parcels.
Who lives in Altona North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Altona North 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 990, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Altona North's 12,962 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Altona North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Altona North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Altona North itself.
13,206 in 2001 to 16,493 in 2025, up 25%.
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 North 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 North address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Altona North. 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 North lot.
Altona North planning - frequently asked
Is Altona North flood-prone?
About 10% of Altona North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Altona North bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Altona North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hobsons Bay average of 4%.
Is Altona North under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Altona North, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 52 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 North?
The dominant planning zone in Altona North is Special Use Zone (SUZ3), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5) and Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z).
Does Altona North have heritage-listed places?
Altona North has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Altona North?
Across 8,180 surveyed parcels in Altona North, the median lot size is about 340 m². There are also 2,073 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Altona North have a train station?
There is no train station inside Altona North itself. The suburb is served by 106 bus stops.
What is the population of Altona North?
At the 2021 Census Altona North had 12,962 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Altona North statistical area, which contains Altona North, went from 13,206 people in 2001 to 16,493 in 2025, up 25%.
Is Altona North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Altona North scores 990 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Altona North?
Median household income in Altona North was $1,695 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,155 for the typical suburb in Hobsons Bay. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn Brimbank |
2.8 km | 8% | 0% |
| Altona | 3.1 km | 25% | 24% |
| Seaholme | 3.1 km | 14% | 0% |
| South Kingsville | 3.5 km | <1% | 0% |
| Williamstown North | 3.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Laverton North Wyndham |
3.9 km | <1% | 14% |
| Tottenham Maribyrnong |
4.1 km | 5% | 0% |
| Newport | 4.3 km | 2% | 0% |
| Spotswood | 4.9 km | 5% | 0% |
| Sunshine West Brimbank |
4.9 km | 8% | <1% |