Dixons Creek zoning & planning overlays

Dixons Creek pairs 8 ha lots with a median of 54, joint 3rd-oldest.

A planning-constraint profile of Dixons Creek (Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 44.23 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.

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Planning schematicDixons Creek

Constraint readout

44.23 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.

Flood overlay Not mapped

No flood mapping held for this area - not an all-clear

Bushfire-prone 100%

≈ council avg (95%) · #1 of 61 mapped council suburbs

Environmental100%

≈ council avg (98%) · #1 of 61 in council

Heritage sites 6 Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 55% Mostly Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5) Bushfire 1st most affected of 61 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dixons Creek'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Dixons Creek

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft

87%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

55%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

1,000 ft

averaging 5,000 ft

Busiest square

~23 a day

1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±16%
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

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.

Dixons Creek at a glance

Parcels 220 Median lot 81,284 m² Mapped easements 137

How Dixons Creek is zoned

Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5) 70%

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 20%

Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 10%

Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%

Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

Public Use Zone (PUZ6) 0%

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

Across its 44.23 km², Dixons Creek 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 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5). The median lot measures about 81,284 m² across 220 parcels.

Who lives in Dixons Creek

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

Population

344

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,016

per week, Yarra Ranges suburb typical $1,999

Median rent

$330

per week, Yarra Ranges suburb typical $364

Median mortgage

$2,166

per month

Household size

2.5

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 9

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1044, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Dixons Creek's 344 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.7%

5-14 7.2%

15-19 4.5%

20-24 5.1%

25-34 9.9%

35-44 10.2%

45-54 10.2%

55-64 21.9%

65-74 17.4%

75-84 8.7%

85+ 2.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Healesville - Yarra Glen, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dixons Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dixons Creek itself.

11,841 in 2001 to 14,116 in 2025, up 19%.

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.

Dixons Creek 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 55% of Dixons Creek. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Dixons Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Dixons Creek flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Dixons Creek, 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. Yarra Ranges is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Dixons Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Dixons Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.

Is Dixons Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 55% of Dixons Creek, and over about 87% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 23 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 Dixons Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Dixons Creek is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1).

Does Dixons Creek have heritage-listed places?

Dixons Creek has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Dixons Creek?

Across 220 surveyed parcels in Dixons Creek, the median lot size is about 81,284 m². There are also 137 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Dixons Creek?

At the 2021 Census Dixons Creek had 344 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Healesville - Yarra Glen statistical area, which contains Dixons Creek, went from 11,841 people in 2001 to 14,116 in 2025, up 19%.

Is Dixons Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dixons Creek scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Dixons Creek?

Median household income in Dixons Creek was $2,016 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,166 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Steels Creek	4.3 km	Not mapped	100%
Chum Creek	5.9 km	Not mapped	100%
Castella Murrindindi	7.6 km	Not mapped	100%
Tarrawarra	8.1 km	34%	100%
Yarra Glen	8.4 km	10%	97%
Kinglake Murrindindi	9.3 km	0%	100%
Toolangi Murrindindi	9.9 km	0%	100%
Yering	12.4 km	71%	100%
St Andrews Nillumbik	12.8 km	Not mapped	100%
Smiths Gully Nillumbik	13.4 km	Not mapped	100%

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