Caulfield flood map & planning overlays
Caulfield has Glen Eira's oldest crowd, median 42, and 15 tram stops.
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A planning-constraint profile of Caulfield
(Glen Eira, VIC) - 1.47 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1.47 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Caulfield'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 Caulfield
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
Caulfield at a glance
How Caulfield is zoned
Selling in Caulfield? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.47 km², Caulfield is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1). The median lot measures about 660 m² across 3,500 parcels.
Who lives in Caulfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Caulfield 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 1106, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Caulfield's 5,748 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Caulfield - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Caulfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Caulfield itself.
15,636 in 2001 to 19,226 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Caulfield 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 Caulfield 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 100% of Caulfield. 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 Caulfield lot.
Caulfield planning - frequently asked
Is Caulfield flood-prone?
About 1% of Caulfield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Caulfield bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Caulfield and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Caulfield under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Caulfield, 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 4 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 Caulfield?
The dominant planning zone in Caulfield is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1), though the suburb also includes Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2) and Public Use Zone (PUZ3).
Does Caulfield have heritage-listed places?
Caulfield has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Caulfield?
Across 3,500 surveyed parcels in Caulfield, the median lot size is about 660 m². There are also 452 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Caulfield have a train station?
There is no train station inside Caulfield itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops and 15 tram stops.
What is the population of Caulfield?
At the 2021 Census Caulfield had 5,748 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Caulfield - South statistical area, which contains Caulfield, went from 15,636 people in 2001 to 19,226 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Caulfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caulfield scores 1106 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 Caulfield?
Median household income in Caulfield was $2,143 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,102 for the typical suburb in Glen Eira. Median rent was $475 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caulfield South | 1.2 km | 14% | 0% |
| Caulfield East | 1.5 km | 0% | 0% |
| Glen Huntly | 1.6 km | 0% | 0% |
| Caulfield North | 1.6 km | 8% | 0% |
| Elsternwick | 1.7 km | 7% | 0% |
| Gardenvale | 2.1 km | 28% | 0% |
| Ormond | 2.6 km | 16% | 0% |
| St Kilda East | 2.7 km | 19% | 0% |
| Carnegie | 2.8 km | 19% | 0% |
| Ripponlea Port Phillip |
2.8 km | 16% | 0% |