Carlton North flood map & planning overlays
Carlton North's 194 m² lots are 2nd-smallest in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Carlton North
(Melbourne, VIC) - 1.88 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1.88 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carlton North'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 Carlton North
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 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.
Carlton North at a glance
How Carlton North is zoned
Selling in Carlton North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.88 km², Carlton North is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 18 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1). The median lot measures about 194 m² across 4,138 parcels.
Who lives in Carlton North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carlton North 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 1146, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Carlton North's 6,177 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Carlton North - Princes Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carlton North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carlton North itself.
8,433 in 2001 to 8,828 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Carlton North 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 Carlton North address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Carlton North. 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 Carlton North lot.
Carlton North planning - frequently asked
Is Carlton North flood-prone?
About 10% of Carlton North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Carlton North bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Carlton North and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Carlton North under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Carlton North, 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 8 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 Carlton North?
The dominant planning zone in Carlton North is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ5).
Does Carlton North have heritage-listed places?
Carlton North has 18 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Carlton North?
Across 4,138 surveyed parcels in Carlton North, the median lot size is about 194 m². There are also 235 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Carlton North have a train station?
There is no train station inside Carlton North itself. The suburb is served by 20 bus stops and 14 tram stops.
What is the population of Carlton North?
At the 2021 Census Carlton North had 6,177 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Carlton North - Princes Hill statistical area, which contains Carlton North, went from 8,433 people in 2001 to 8,828 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Carlton North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carlton North scores 1146 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Carlton North?
Median household income in Carlton North was $2,400 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,926 for the typical suburb in Melbourne. Median rent was $552 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princes Hill Yarra |
0.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Carlton | 1.4 km | 5% | 0% |
| Parkville | 1.6 km | 3% | 0% |
| Fitzroy North Yarra |
1.6 km | 6% | 0% |
| Fitzroy Yarra |
1.7 km | 10% | 0% |
| Brunswick East Merri-Bek |
2.3 km | 21% | 0% |
| Brunswick Merri-Bek |
2.4 km | 15% | 0% |
| Collingwood Yarra |
2.4 km | 15% | 0% |
| North Melbourne | 2.4 km | 29% | 0% |
| Clifton Hill Yarra |
2.7 km | 4% | 0% |