East Geelong flood map & planning overlays
East Geelong sits on 387 m² lots, among the 3 smallest in Greater Geelong.
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A planning-constraint profile of East Geelong
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 3.35 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
3.35 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East Geelong'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 East Geelong
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 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.
East Geelong at a glance
How East Geelong is zoned
Selling in East Geelong? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.35 km², East Geelong is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 49 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). The median lot measures about 387 m² across 2,364 parcels.
Who lives in East Geelong
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the East Geelong 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 1039, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of East Geelong's 4,012 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Geelong, the wider ABS statistical area containing East Geelong. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East Geelong itself.
11,944 in 2001 to 13,719 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
East Geelong 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 East Geelong 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 73% of East Geelong. 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 East Geelong lot.
East Geelong planning - frequently asked
Is East Geelong flood-prone?
About 6% of East Geelong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is East Geelong bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers East Geelong and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Greater Geelong average is 50%).
Is East Geelong under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 73% of East Geelong, and over about 81% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 East Geelong?
The dominant planning zone in East Geelong is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ8) and Commonwealth Land (CA).
Does East Geelong have heritage-listed places?
East Geelong has 49 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in East Geelong?
Across 2,364 surveyed parcels in East Geelong, the median lot size is about 387 m². There are also 370 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does East Geelong have a train station?
There is no train station inside East Geelong itself. The suburb is served by 35 bus stops.
What is the population of East Geelong?
At the 2021 Census East Geelong had 4,012 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Geelong statistical area, which contains East Geelong, went from 11,944 people in 2001 to 13,719 in 2025, up 15%.
Is East Geelong an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Geelong scores 1039 and sits in decile 8 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 East Geelong?
Median household income in East Geelong was $1,782 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,827 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcomb | 1.6 km | 54% | 0% |
| Geelong | 1.7 km | 6% | 0% |
| Thomson (Geelong) | 2.0 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| South Geelong | 2.1 km | 34% | <1% |
| Breakwater | 2.7 km | 26% | 30% |
| Whittington | 2.8 km | 53% | 3% |
| Drumcondra | 3.5 km | <1% | 0% |
| Geelong West | 3.6 km | 11% | 0% |
| Newtown (Geelong) | 4.0 km | 24% | 11% |
| Rippleside | 4.0 km | 1% | 0% |