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Bonnie Doon flood map & planning overlays

Bonnie Doon sits 15.7% inside flood mapping, 4th of 31.

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A planning-constraint profile of Bonnie Doon (Mansfield, VIC) - 193.28 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bonnie Doon'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bonnie Doon

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

Under observed aircraft
15%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
5,000 ft
averaging 7,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±29% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Bonnie Doon at a glance

Parcels 1,567 Median lot 23,976 m² Mapped easements 445 Bus stops 2

How Bonnie Doon is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 52%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 18%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 15%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 12%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 2%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 0%

Selling in Bonnie Doon? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 193.28 km², Bonnie Doon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 23,976 m² across 1,567 parcels.

Who lives in Bonnie Doon

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bonnie Doon suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
666
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,315
per week, Mansfield suburb typical $1,408
Median rent
$296
per week, Mansfield suburb typical $268
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 958, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Bonnie Doon's 666 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.1%
5-14 5.5%
15-19 5.5%
20-24 2.5%
25-34 11.2%
35-44 6.7%
45-54 16.4%
55-64 20.3%
65-74 21.3%
75-84 6.7%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mansfield (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Bonnie Doon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bonnie Doon itself.

6,907 in 2001 to 11,324 in 2025, up 64%.

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.

Bonnie Doon data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Bonnie Doon planning - frequently asked

Is Bonnie Doon flood-prone?

About 16% of Bonnie Doon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.

Is Bonnie Doon bushfire-prone?

Around 93% of Bonnie Doon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mansfield average of 99%.

Is Bonnie Doon under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 15% of Bonnie Doon in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 ft. 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 Bonnie Doon?

The dominant planning zone in Bonnie Doon is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Bonnie Doon have heritage-listed places?

Bonnie Doon has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Bonnie Doon?

Across 1,567 surveyed parcels in Bonnie Doon, the median lot size is about 23,976 m². There are also 445 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Bonnie Doon have a train station?

There is no train station inside Bonnie Doon itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Bonnie Doon?

At the 2021 Census Bonnie Doon had 666 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mansfield (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Bonnie Doon, went from 6,907 people in 2001 to 11,324 in 2025, up 64%.

Is Bonnie Doon an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bonnie Doon scores 958 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 Bonnie Doon?

Median household income in Bonnie Doon was $1,315 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,408 for the typical suburb in Mansfield. Median rent was $296 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ancona 6.9 km 5% 100%
Maindample 8.0 km 4% 100%
Woodfield 8.4 km 3% 100%
Maintongoon
Murrindindi		 14.1 km 0% 100%
Merton 14.3 km 3% 100%
Barjarg 16.3 km 9% 98%
Fawcett
Murrindindi		 16.4 km 1% 100%
Kanumbra
Murrindindi		 17.1 km Not mapped 100%
Strathbogie
Strathbogie		 17.5 km Not mapped 100%
Devils River
Murrindindi		 18.1 km 7% 100%

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