Cape Bridgewater flood map & planning overlays

Cape Bridgewater: 43 heritage places (2nd in Glenelg) and $1,937 a week.

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A planning-constraint profile of Cape Bridgewater (Glenelg, VIC) - 78.38 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Planning schematicCape Bridgewater

Constraint readout

78.38 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay <1%

below council avg (10%) · #35 of 41 mapped council suburbs

See the Glenelg flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (99%) · #1 of 51 mapped council suburbs

Environmental82%

≈ council avg (70%) · #28 of 51 in council

Heritage sites 43 Noise corridor 18% Aircraft noise (ANEF) 18% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 16% Mostly Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) Bushfire 1st most affected of 51 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cape Bridgewater's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Cape Bridgewater

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

18%

18% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Contours held

Victorian Airport Environs Overlay

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft

21%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

16%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 2,000 ft

Busiest square

~0 a day

0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±28% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 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.

Cape Bridgewater at a glance

Parcels 375 Median lot 51,466 m² Mapped easements 230

How Cape Bridgewater is zoned

Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 44%

Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 29%

Farming Zone (FZ1) 26%

Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 0%

Rural Activity Zone (RAZ1) 0%

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

Across its 78.38 km², Cape Bridgewater is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 43 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1). The median lot measures about 51,466 m² across 375 parcels.

Who lives in Cape Bridgewater

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

Population

151

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,937

per week, Glenelg suburb typical $1,466

Median rent

$283

per week, Glenelg suburb typical $205

Median mortgage

$1,890

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 7

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1020, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Cape Bridgewater's 151 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.1%

5-14 6.9%

15-19 5.5%

20-24 2.8%

25-34 3.4%

35-44 8.3%

45-54 13.1%

55-64 33.8%

65-74 17.2%

75-84 6.9%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,303 in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Cape Bridgewater 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)	Inside a held contour	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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Cape Bridgewater. 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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Cape Bridgewater planning - frequently asked

Is Cape Bridgewater flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Cape Bridgewater and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).

Is Cape Bridgewater bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Cape Bridgewater is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glenelg average of 99%.

Is Cape Bridgewater affected by aircraft noise?

About 18% of Cape Bridgewater sits inside a published aircraft noise contour. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Cape Bridgewater under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Cape Bridgewater, and over about 21% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Cape Bridgewater?

The dominant planning zone in Cape Bridgewater is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ1).

Does Cape Bridgewater have heritage-listed places?

Cape Bridgewater has 43 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Cape Bridgewater?

Across 375 surveyed parcels in Cape Bridgewater, the median lot size is about 51,466 m². There are also 230 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Cape Bridgewater?

At the 2021 Census Cape Bridgewater had 151 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Cape Bridgewater, went from 9,303 people in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

Is Cape Bridgewater an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cape Bridgewater scores 1020 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Cape Bridgewater?

Median household income in Cape Bridgewater was $1,937 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,466 for the typical suburb in Glenelg. Median rent was $283 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,890 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Cashmore	6.4 km	Not mapped	100%
Gorae West	10.0 km	Not mapped	100%
Portland West	10.4 km	<1%	100%
Portland North	11.5 km	<1%	98%
Gorae	15.0 km	2%	100%
Portland	15.5 km	6%	65%
Bolwarra	15.8 km	0%	100%
Dutton Way	16.4 km	6%	100%
Allestree	19.7 km	6%	100%
Mount Richmond	21.8 km	0%	100%

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