Costerfield zoning & planning overlays
Costerfield is Greater Bendigo's oldest, median 59.
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A planning-constraint profile of Costerfield
(Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 44.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
44.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Costerfield's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Costerfield
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 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.
Costerfield at a glance
How Costerfield is zoned
Selling in Costerfield? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 44.62 km², Costerfield is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 54,944 m² across 223 parcels.
Who lives in Costerfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Costerfield 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 942, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Costerfield's 70 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Heathcote, the wider ABS statistical area containing Costerfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Costerfield itself.
3,895 in 2001 to 5,382 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Costerfield data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Costerfield address
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See what's in the $9 report →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 Costerfield lot.
Costerfield planning - frequently asked
Is Costerfield flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Costerfield, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Greater Bendigo is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Costerfield bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Costerfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.
Is Costerfield under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Costerfield in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 ft. 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 Costerfield?
The dominant planning zone in Costerfield is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Costerfield have heritage-listed places?
Costerfield has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Costerfield?
Across 223 surveyed parcels in Costerfield, the median lot size is about 54,944 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Costerfield?
At the 2021 Census Costerfield had 70 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Heathcote statistical area, which contains Costerfield, went from 3,895 people in 2001 to 5,382 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Costerfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Costerfield scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Costerfield?
Median household income in Costerfield was $849 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $50 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,050 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heathcote | 7.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Mount Camel | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Moormbool West Strathbogie |
8.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ladys Pass | 10.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Argyle | 12.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Redcastle | 13.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Graytown Strathbogie |
14.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Puckapunyal Mitchell |
14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Heathcote South Mitchell |
17.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Knowsley | 18.2 km | <1% | 100% |