Connewarre flood map & planning overlays
Connewarre is 52.4% flood-mapped under 28 flights a day.
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A planning-constraint profile of Connewarre
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 64.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
64.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Connewarre'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 Connewarre
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.
Connewarre at a glance
How Connewarre is zoned
Selling in Connewarre? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 64.29 km², Connewarre is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 52% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,596 m² across 725 parcels.
Who lives in Connewarre
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Connewarre 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 Connewarre's 953 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Connewarre. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Connewarre itself.
3,388 in 2001 to 15,749 in 2025, up 365%.
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.
Connewarre 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 Connewarre 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 92% of Connewarre. 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 Connewarre lot.
Connewarre planning - frequently asked
Is Connewarre flood-prone?
About 52% of Connewarre falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Connewarre bushfire-prone?
Around 64% of Connewarre is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Geelong average of 50%.
Is Connewarre under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 92% of Connewarre, and over about 99% 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 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 29 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 Connewarre?
The dominant planning zone in Connewarre is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Farming Zone (FZ2).
Does Connewarre have heritage-listed places?
Connewarre has 15 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Connewarre?
Across 725 surveyed parcels in Connewarre, the median lot size is about 1,596 m². There are also 915 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Connewarre have a train station?
There is no train station inside Connewarre itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Connewarre?
At the 2021 Census Connewarre had 953 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Barwon Heads - Armstrong Creek statistical area, which contains Connewarre, went from 3,388 people in 2001 to 15,749 in 2025, up 365%.
Is Connewarre an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Connewarre 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 Connewarre?
Median household income in Connewarre was $2,328 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $365 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barwon Heads | 5.3 km | 45% | 52% |
| Breamlea | 6.4 km | 71% | 100% |
| Armstrong Creek | 6.5 km | 34% | 48% |
| Leopold | 6.7 km | 8% | 77% |
| Wallington | 6.7 km | 22% | 86% |
| St Albans Park | 7.1 km | 38% | 50% |
| Charlemont | 7.3 km | 40% | 83% |
| Ocean Grove | 8.4 km | 19% | 49% |
| Moolap | 8.8 km | 54% | 50% |
| Whittington | 9.0 km | 53% | 3% |