Fernshaw zoning & planning overlays
Fernshaw is public use land, 10,394 m² lots, 6 heritage places, all bushfire.
A planning-constraint profile of Fernshaw
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 65.52 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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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
65.52 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.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fernshaw'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 Fernshaw
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Fernshaw at a glance
How Fernshaw is zoned
Selling in Fernshaw? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 65.52 km², Fernshaw 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 Public Use Zone (PUZ1). The median lot measures about 10,394 m² across 43 parcels.
Fernshaw 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 | Not 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 Fernshaw 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 3% of Fernshaw. 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 Fernshaw lot.
Fernshaw planning - frequently asked
Is Fernshaw flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Fernshaw, 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 Fernshaw bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Fernshaw is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Fernshaw under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Fernshaw, and over about 36% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,500 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 Fernshaw?
The dominant planning zone in Fernshaw is Public Use Zone (PUZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Fernshaw have heritage-listed places?
Fernshaw has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Fernshaw?
Across 43 surveyed parcels in Fernshaw, the median lot size is about 10,394 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Narbethong Murrindindi |
7.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Healesville | 8.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Badger Creek | 11.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Chum Creek | 11.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mount Toolebewong | 13.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Don Valley | 14.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Toolangi Murrindindi |
14.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Millgrove | 15.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Warburton | 15.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| East Warburton | 15.9 km | 1% | 100% |