Docklands flood map & planning overlays
Docklands: 30 tram stops and 47.7% flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Docklands
(Melbourne, VIC) - 2.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
2.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Docklands'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 Docklands
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 5 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Docklands at a glance
How Docklands is zoned
Selling in Docklands? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 2.62 km², Docklands is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 32 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Docklands Zone (DZ7). The median lot measures about 4,048 m² across 17,759 parcels.
Who lives in Docklands
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Docklands 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 1109, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Docklands's 15,495 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Docklands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Docklands. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Docklands itself.
154 in 2001 to 19,139 in 2025, up 12328%.
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.
Docklands 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 Docklands 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 100% of Docklands. 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 Docklands lot.
Docklands planning - frequently asked
Is Docklands flood-prone?
About 48% of Docklands falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Docklands bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Docklands and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Docklands under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Docklands, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 34 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 Docklands?
The dominant planning zone in Docklands is Docklands Zone (DZ7), though the suburb also includes Docklands Zone (DZ6) and Docklands Zone (DZ2).
Does Docklands have heritage-listed places?
Docklands has 32 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Docklands?
Across 17,759 surveyed parcels in Docklands, the median lot size is about 4,048 m². There are also 895 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Docklands have a train station?
Yes - Docklands has 1 train station: Southern Cross Station. It is also served by 18 bus stops and 30 tram stops.
What is the population of Docklands?
At the 2021 Census Docklands had 15,495 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Docklands statistical area, which contains Docklands, went from 154 people in 2001 to 19,139 in 2025, up 12328%.
Is Docklands an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Docklands scores 1109 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 Docklands?
Median household income in Docklands was $1,957 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,926 for the typical suburb in Melbourne. Median rent was $411 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wharf | 1.1 km | 32% | 0% |
| Southbank | 1.9 km | 62% | 0% |
| West Melbourne | 2.2 km | 14% | 0% |
| South Melbourne Port Phillip |
2.3 km | 14% | 0% |
| North Melbourne | 2.4 km | 29% | 0% |
| Port Melbourne Port Phillip |
2.5 km | 10% | 0% |
| Albert Park Port Phillip |
3.1 km | 8% | 0% |
| Carlton | 3.1 km | 5% | 0% |
| Kensington | 3.1 km | 27% | 0% |
| Melbourne | 3.4 km | 18% | 0% |