Bellbridge flood map & planning overlays
Bellbridge has Towong's smallest lots, 734 m², and 44.3% flood mapping.
A planning-constraint profile of Bellbridge
(Towong, VIC) - 2.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bellbridge's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bellbridge
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 17 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.
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.
Bellbridge at a glance
How Bellbridge is zoned
Selling in Bellbridge? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 2.02 km², Bellbridge is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Use Zone (PUZ1). The median lot measures about 734 m² across 229 parcels.
Who lives in Bellbridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bellbridge 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 997, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bellbridge's 393 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Towong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bellbridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bellbridge itself.
6,204 in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Bellbridge 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 17 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Bellbridge planning - frequently asked
Is Bellbridge flood-prone?
About 44% of Bellbridge falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Bellbridge bushfire-prone?
Around 51% of Bellbridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Towong average of 97%.
Is Bellbridge under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Bellbridge in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Bellbridge?
The dominant planning zone in Bellbridge is Public Use Zone (PUZ1), though the suburb also includes Township Zone (TZ) and Rural Activity Zone (RAZ).
Does Bellbridge have heritage-listed places?
Bellbridge has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bellbridge?
Across 229 surveyed parcels in Bellbridge, the median lot size is about 734 m². There are also 187 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bellbridge?
At the 2021 Census Bellbridge had 393 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Towong statistical area, which contains Bellbridge, went from 6,204 people in 2001 to 6,155 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Bellbridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bellbridge scores 997 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 Bellbridge?
Median household income in Bellbridge was $1,413 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Towong. Median rent was $308 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethanga | 7.9 km | 22% | 80% |
| Ebden Wodonga |
8.0 km | 63% | 40% |
| Bonegilla Wodonga |
8.3 km | 50% | 96% |
| Talgarno | 9.8 km | 19% | 86% |
| Killara (Wodonga) Wodonga |
11.0 km | 42% | 53% |
| Bandiana Wodonga |
11.5 km | 18% | 81% |
| Baranduda Wodonga |
13.6 km | 19% | 100% |
| Gateway Island Wodonga |
14.8 km | 100% | 100% |
| Huon Indigo |
15.0 km | 36% | 69% |
| Wodonga Wodonga |
15.2 km | 35% | 58% |