Dunkeld flood map & planning overlays
Dunkeld matches Branxholme's 26 heritage places, joint 6th.
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A planning-constraint profile of Dunkeld
(Southern Grampians, VIC) - 290.72 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
290.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dunkeld'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 Dunkeld
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 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.
Dunkeld at a glance
How Dunkeld is zoned
Selling in Dunkeld? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 290.72 km², Dunkeld is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 26 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 35,799 m² across 1,462 parcels.
Who lives in Dunkeld
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dunkeld 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 1001, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dunkeld's 688 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Grampians, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dunkeld. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dunkeld itself.
6,728 in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.
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.
Dunkeld 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 Dunkeld address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Dunkeld. 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 Dunkeld lot.
Dunkeld planning - frequently asked
Is Dunkeld flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Dunkeld and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Dunkeld bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Dunkeld is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Grampians average of 100%.
Is Dunkeld under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Dunkeld, and over about 20% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. 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 Dunkeld?
The dominant planning zone in Dunkeld is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ).
Does Dunkeld have heritage-listed places?
Dunkeld has 26 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Dunkeld?
Across 1,462 surveyed parcels in Dunkeld, the median lot size is about 35,799 m². There are also 253 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Dunkeld have a train station?
There is no train station inside Dunkeld itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Dunkeld?
At the 2021 Census Dunkeld had 688 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Southern Grampians statistical area, which contains Dunkeld, went from 6,728 people in 2001 to 6,205 in 2025, down 8%.
Is Dunkeld an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dunkeld scores 1001 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dunkeld?
Median household income in Dunkeld was $1,309 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Southern Grampians. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moutajup | 11.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Glenthompson | 15.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Woodhouse | 15.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Croxton East | 16.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Karabeal | 17.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Victoria Valley | 17.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warrayure | 17.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bornes Hill Ararat |
19.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Strathkellar | 22.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Victoria Point | 22.3 km | 0% | 100% |