Delacombe flood map & planning overlays
Delacombe counts 5,408 residents, 5th of 53 in Ballarat.
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A planning-constraint profile of Delacombe
(Ballarat, VIC) - 5.41 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.41 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Delacombe'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 Delacombe
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 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,000 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.
Delacombe at a glance
How Delacombe is zoned
Selling in Delacombe? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.41 km², Delacombe is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 1% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z). The median lot measures about 681 m² across 3,418 parcels.
Who lives in Delacombe
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Delacombe 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 897, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Delacombe's 5,408 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Delacombe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Delacombe. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Delacombe itself.
4,154 in 2001 to 15,255 in 2025, up 267%.
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.
Delacombe 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 Delacombe 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 40% of Delacombe. 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 Delacombe lot.
Delacombe planning - frequently asked
Is Delacombe flood-prone?
About 1% of Delacombe falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Delacombe bushfire-prone?
Around 1% of Delacombe is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ballarat average of 68%.
Is Delacombe under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 40% of Delacombe, and over about 92% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Delacombe?
The dominant planning zone in Delacombe is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Urban Growth Zone (UGZ2).
Does Delacombe have heritage-listed places?
Delacombe has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Delacombe?
Across 3,418 surveyed parcels in Delacombe, the median lot size is about 681 m². There are also 1,562 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Delacombe have a train station?
There is no train station inside Delacombe itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of Delacombe?
At the 2021 Census Delacombe had 5,408 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Delacombe statistical area, which contains Delacombe, went from 4,154 people in 2001 to 15,255 in 2025, up 267%.
Is Delacombe an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Delacombe scores 897 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 Delacombe?
Median household income in Delacombe was $1,339 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,680 for the typical suburb in Ballarat. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,365 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redan | 1.9 km | 18% | 11% |
| Winter Valley | 2.0 km | Not mapped | 34% |
| Newington | 2.3 km | 9% | 0% |
| Bonshaw | 2.4 km | Not mapped | 77% |
| Sebastopol | 2.7 km | 3% | 45% |
| Mount Pleasant | 3.3 km | 10% | 50% |
| Alfredton | 3.5 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Ballarat Central | 3.9 km | 12% | <1% |
| Lake Gardens | 3.9 km | 0% | 2% |
| Lake Wendouree | 3.9 km | 49% | 0% |