Burwood flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Burwood runs 22 tram stops, the most in Whitehorse, for 15,147 people.
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A planning-constraint profile of Burwood
(Whitehorse, VIC) - 6.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
6.05 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burwood'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 Burwood
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.
Burwood at a glance
How Burwood is zoned
Selling in Burwood? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 6.05 km², Burwood is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ3). The median lot measures about 562 m² across 8,309 parcels.
Who lives in Burwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burwood 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 1060, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burwood's 15,147 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burwood (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Burwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burwood itself.
9,807 in 2001 to 15,480 in 2025, up 58%.
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.
Burwood 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 Burwood 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 96% of Burwood. 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 Burwood lot.
Burwood planning - frequently asked
Is Burwood flood-prone?
About 3% of Burwood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Burwood bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Burwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitehorse average of 3%.
Is Burwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Burwood, 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Burwood?
The dominant planning zone in Burwood is General Residential Zone (GRZ3), though the suburb also includes PRZ1 and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Burwood have heritage-listed places?
Burwood has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Burwood?
Across 8,309 surveyed parcels in Burwood, the median lot size is about 562 m². There are also 2,224 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Burwood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Burwood itself. The suburb is served by 59 bus stops and 22 tram stops.
What is the population of Burwood?
At the 2021 Census Burwood had 15,147 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Burwood (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Burwood, went from 9,807 people in 2001 to 15,480 in 2025, up 58%.
Is Burwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burwood scores 1060 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Burwood?
Median household income in Burwood was $1,684 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,941 for the typical suburb in Whitehorse. Median rent was $411 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box Hill South | 1.6 km | 8% | <1% |
| Ashwood Monash |
2.1 km | 7% | 0% |
| Surrey Hills | 2.9 km | 2% | 0% |
| Burwood East | 3.0 km | 1% | 0% |
| Blackburn South | 3.0 km | 3% | 0% |
| Box Hill | 3.2 km | 2% | 0% |
| Mont Albert | 3.4 km | <1% | 0% |
| Mount Waverley Monash |
3.5 km | 2% | 2% |
| Ashburton Boroondara |
3.8 km | 7% | 0% |
| Camberwell Boroondara |
3.8 km | 3% | 0% |