Brooklyn flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Brooklyn has Brimbank's smallest lots, 335 m², and a young median of 34.
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A planning-constraint profile of Brooklyn
(Brimbank, VIC) - 5.49 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.49 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Brooklyn'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 Brooklyn
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 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.
Brooklyn at a glance
How Brooklyn is zoned
Selling in Brooklyn? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.49 km², Brooklyn is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 13 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z). The median lot measures about 335 m² across 2,101 parcels.
Who lives in Brooklyn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Brooklyn 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 1011, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Brooklyn's 1,979 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Sunshine West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Brooklyn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Brooklyn itself.
16,700 in 2001 to 18,693 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn 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 78% of Brooklyn. 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 Brooklyn lot.
Brooklyn planning - frequently asked
Is Brooklyn flood-prone?
About 8% of Brooklyn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Brooklyn bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Brooklyn and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brimbank average is 15%).
Is Brooklyn under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 78% of Brooklyn, and over about 93% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 32 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 Brooklyn?
The dominant planning zone in Brooklyn is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z), though the suburb also includes Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5).
Does Brooklyn have heritage-listed places?
Brooklyn has 13 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Brooklyn?
Across 2,101 surveyed parcels in Brooklyn, the median lot size is about 335 m². There are also 660 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Brooklyn have a train station?
There is no train station inside Brooklyn itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of Brooklyn?
At the 2021 Census Brooklyn had 1,979 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Sunshine West statistical area, which contains Brooklyn, went from 16,700 people in 2001 to 18,693 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Brooklyn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brooklyn scores 1011 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Brooklyn?
Median household income in Brooklyn was $1,958 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,486 for the typical suburb in Brimbank. Median rent was $391 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,068 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tottenham Maribyrnong |
1.4 km | 5% | 0% |
| Sunshine | 2.8 km | 8% | 0% |
| Altona North Hobsons Bay |
2.8 km | 10% | 6% |
| West Footscray Maribyrnong |
3.0 km | 8% | 0% |
| South Kingsville Hobsons Bay |
3.0 km | <1% | 0% |
| Kingsville Maribyrnong |
3.5 km | 5% | 0% |
| Braybrook Maribyrnong |
3.5 km | 3% | 0% |
| Sunshine West | 3.6 km | 8% | <1% |
| Yarraville Maribyrnong |
3.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Spotswood Hobsons Bay |
4.3 km | 5% | 0% |