Batesford flood map & planning overlays
Batesford keeps 21 heritage places on 8,104 m² growth-zone lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Batesford
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 21.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
21.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Batesford'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 Batesford
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 4,000 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.
Batesford at a glance
How Batesford is zoned
Selling in Batesford? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 21.1 km², Batesford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 21 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Urban Growth Zone (UGZ). The median lot measures about 8,104 m² across 592 parcels.
Who lives in Batesford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Batesford 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 1092, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Batesford's 1,141 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bannockburn, the wider ABS statistical area containing Batesford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Batesford itself.
2,569 in 2001 to 8,395 in 2025, up 227%.
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.
Batesford 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 Batesford 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 91% of Batesford. 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 Batesford lot.
Batesford planning - frequently asked
Is Batesford flood-prone?
About 18% of Batesford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Batesford bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Batesford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Geelong average of 50%.
Is Batesford under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 91% of Batesford, 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 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 Batesford?
The dominant planning zone in Batesford is Urban Growth Zone (UGZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1).
Does Batesford have heritage-listed places?
Batesford has 21 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Batesford?
Across 592 surveyed parcels in Batesford, the median lot size is about 8,104 m². There are also 525 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Batesford have a train station?
There is no train station inside Batesford itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Batesford?
At the 2021 Census Batesford had 1,141 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Bannockburn statistical area, which contains Batesford, went from 2,569 people in 2001 to 8,395 in 2025, up 227%.
Is Batesford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Batesford scores 1092 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Batesford?
Median household income in Batesford was $2,837 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,268 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Post Hill | 3.7 km | 5% | 57% |
| Fyansford | 4.7 km | 19% | 86% |
| Hamlyn Heights | 5.0 km | 16% | 26% |
| Gheringhap Golden Plains |
5.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| Moorabool | 5.5 km | 11% | 100% |
| Bell Park | 5.5 km | 22% | 7% |
| Stonehaven Golden Plains |
5.8 km | 4% | 100% |
| Herne Hill | 6.3 km | 4% | 0% |
| Lovely Banks | 6.4 km | 2% | 97% |
| Norlane | 6.8 km | 4% | 5% |