Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) flood map & planning overlays
The Melbourne Bellfield houses 1,996 people, median 36.
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A planning-constraint profile of Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)
(Banyule, VIC) - 0.94 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
0.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)'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 Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)
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 2,500 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.
Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) at a glance
How Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) is zoned
Selling in Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 0.94 km², Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 613 m² across 1,439 parcels.
Who lives in Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) 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 995, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)'s 1,996 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Heidelberg West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bellfield (Greater Melbourne). There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) itself.
13,300 in 2001 to 17,224 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) 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 Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Bellfield (Greater Melbourne). 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 Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) lot.
Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) planning - frequently asked
Is Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) flood-prone?
About 8% of Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Banyule average is 13%).
Is Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Bellfield (Greater Melbourne), in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 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 Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)?
The dominant planning zone in Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ6).
Does Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bellfield (Greater Melbourne).
What is the typical lot size in Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)?
Across 1,439 surveyed parcels in Bellfield (Greater Melbourne), the median lot size is about 613 m². There are also 553 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) itself. The suburb is served by 11 bus stops.
What is the population of Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)?
At the 2021 Census Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) had 1,996 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Heidelberg West statistical area, which contains Bellfield (Greater Melbourne), went from 13,300 people in 2001 to 17,224 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) scores 995 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 Bellfield (Greater Melbourne)?
Median household income in Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) was $1,845 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,072 for the typical suburb in Banyule. Median rent was $375 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg West | 1.5 km | 14% | 0% |
| Ivanhoe | 1.7 km | 20% | 0% |
| Heidelberg Heights | 1.7 km | 2% | 0% |
| Eaglemont | 2.7 km | 22% | 18% |
| Heidelberg | 2.7 km | 22% | 27% |
| Alphington Darebin |
2.9 km | 28% | 0% |
| Ivanhoe East | 3.0 km | 27% | 13% |
| Thornbury Darebin |
3.0 km | 6% | 0% |
| Preston Darebin |
3.1 km | 7% | 0% |
| Rosanna | 3.1 km | 3% | 0% |