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Deer Park flood map & planning overlays

Deer Park counts 18,145 residents, 3rd across Brimbank.

A planning-constraint profile of Deer Park (Brimbank, VIC) - 8.61 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Deer Park'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Deer Park

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

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
53%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
Busiest square
~21 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±16%
typical observed square 2 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.

Deer Park at a glance

Parcels 7,674 Median lot 542 m² Mapped easements 2,868 Train Deer Park Station Bus stops 73

How Deer Park is zoned

Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) 30%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 21%
Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z) 8%
Industrial 2 Zone (IN2Z) 8%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 7%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 6%

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

Across its 8.61 km², Deer Park is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1). The median lot measures about 542 m² across 7,674 parcels.

Who lives in Deer Park

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

Population
18,145
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$1,456
per week, Brimbank suburb typical $1,486
Median rent
$350
per week, Brimbank suburb typical $350
Median mortgage
$1,689
per month
Household size
2.9
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 911, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Deer Park's 18,145 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.6%
5-14 13.7%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 6.1%
25-34 17.0%
35-44 15.6%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 9.7%
65-74 9.1%
75-84 4.4%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Deer Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Deer Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Deer Park itself.

13,303 in 2001 to 18,368 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.

Deer Park data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 53% of Deer Park. 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 Deer Park lot.

Deer Park planning - frequently asked

Is Deer Park flood-prone?

About 7% of Deer Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.

Is Deer Park bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Deer Park and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Brimbank average is 15%).

Is Deer Park under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 53% of Deer Park, and over about 100% 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 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 21 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 Deer Park?

The dominant planning zone in Deer Park is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z).

Does Deer Park have heritage-listed places?

Deer Park has 16 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Deer Park?

Across 7,674 surveyed parcels in Deer Park, the median lot size is about 542 m². There are also 2,868 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Deer Park have a train station?

Yes - Deer Park has 1 train station: Deer Park Station. It is also served by 73 bus stops.

What is the population of Deer Park?

At the 2021 Census Deer Park had 18,145 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Deer Park statistical area, which contains Deer Park, went from 13,303 people in 2001 to 18,368 in 2025, up 38%.

Is Deer Park an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Deer Park scores 911 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Deer Park?

Median household income in Deer Park was $1,456 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,486 for the typical suburb in Brimbank. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,689 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Cairnlea 2.0 km 6% 0%
Albanvale 2.4 km 2% 0%
Burnside
Melton
2.4 km 6% 2%
Ravenhall
Melton
2.6 km <1% 58%
Ardeer 3.2 km 10% 0%
Derrimut 3.5 km 0% 17%
Kings Park 3.7 km 4% <1%
Burnside Heights
Melton
3.9 km 3% 7%
Albion 4.4 km 2% 0%
St Albans 4.5 km 7% 0%

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