Drumcondra flood map & planning overlays
Drumcondra: 613 m² lots, 19 heritage places, an older median of 50.
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A planning-constraint profile of Drumcondra
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 0.25 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
0.25 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Drumcondra'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 Drumcondra
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
Drumcondra at a glance
How Drumcondra is zoned
Selling in Drumcondra? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 0.25 km², Drumcondra is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay. There are 19 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ2). The median lot measures about 613 m² across 298 parcels.
Who lives in Drumcondra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Drumcondra 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 1094, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Drumcondra's 571 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Geelong - Bell Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Drumcondra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Drumcondra itself.
13,578 in 2001 to 15,724 in 2025, up 16%.
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.
Drumcondra 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 Drumcondra 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 84% of Drumcondra. 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 Drumcondra lot.
Drumcondra planning - frequently asked
Is Drumcondra flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Drumcondra and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Drumcondra bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Drumcondra and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Greater Geelong average is 50%).
Is Drumcondra under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Drumcondra, 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 1,500 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 Drumcondra?
The dominant planning zone in Drumcondra is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ2), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Drumcondra have heritage-listed places?
Drumcondra has 19 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Drumcondra?
Across 298 surveyed parcels in Drumcondra, the median lot size is about 613 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Drumcondra have a train station?
There is no train station inside Drumcondra itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Drumcondra?
At the 2021 Census Drumcondra had 571 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider North Geelong - Bell Park statistical area, which contains Drumcondra, went from 13,578 people in 2001 to 15,724 in 2025, up 16%.
Is Drumcondra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Drumcondra scores 1094 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 Drumcondra?
Median household income in Drumcondra was $2,022 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $331 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,650 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rippleside | 0.7 km | 1% | 0% |
| Geelong West | 1.2 km | 11% | 0% |
| North Geelong | 1.8 km | 13% | <1% |
| Manifold Heights | 2.0 km | <1% | 0% |
| Geelong | 2.2 km | 6% | 0% |
| Herne Hill | 2.7 km | 4% | 0% |
| Bell Park | 3.0 km | 22% | 7% |
| Hamlyn Heights | 3.0 km | 16% | 26% |
| Newtown (Geelong) | 3.1 km | 24% | 11% |
| East Geelong | 3.5 km | 6% | 0% |