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Fingal flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Fingal sits on 2,429 m² green wedge lots, median 56.

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A planning-constraint profile of Fingal (Mornington Peninsula, VIC) - 18.29 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fingal'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Fingal

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

Under observed aircraft
52%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
29%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±19% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Fingal at a glance

Parcels 535 Median lot 2,429 m² Mapped easements 661

How Fingal is zoned

Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4) 77%
Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ1) 11%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 6%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 1%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ2) 1%

Selling in Fingal? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 18.29 km², Fingal is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4). The median lot measures about 2,429 m² across 535 parcels.

Who lives in Fingal

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fingal suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
637
usual residents, 2021
Median age
56
years
Median household income
$1,928
per week, Mornington Peninsula suburb typical $1,906
Median rent
$418
per week, Mornington Peninsula suburb typical $391
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1047, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Fingal's 637 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.3%
5-14 9.2%
15-19 4.3%
20-24 2.9%
25-34 4.5%
35-44 7.6%
45-54 15.6%
55-64 22.8%
65-74 24.2%
75-84 5.7%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Point Nepean, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fingal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fingal itself.

15,820 in 2001 to 20,574 in 2025, up 30%.

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.

Fingal data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Fingal. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Fingal planning - frequently asked

Is Fingal flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Fingal and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).

Is Fingal bushfire-prone?

Around 95% of Fingal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mornington Peninsula average of 86%.

Is Fingal under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 29% of Fingal, and over about 52% 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 3,500 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 Fingal?

The dominant planning zone in Fingal is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4), though the suburb also includes Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Fingal have heritage-listed places?

Fingal has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Fingal?

Across 535 surveyed parcels in Fingal, the median lot size is about 2,429 m². There are also 661 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Fingal?

At the 2021 Census Fingal had 637 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Point Nepean statistical area, which contains Fingal, went from 15,820 people in 2001 to 20,574 in 2025, up 30%.

Is Fingal an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fingal scores 1047 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Fingal?

Median household income in Fingal was $1,928 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,906 for the typical suburb in Mornington Peninsula. Median rent was $418 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
St Andrews Beach 2.5 km 3% 100%
Boneo 3.8 km 10% 81%
Tootgarook 4.7 km <1% 28%
Rye 5.5 km <1% 77%
Capel Sound 5.5 km 12% 39%
Cape Schanck 6.7 km <1% 98%
Rosebud 7.2 km <1% 59%
Blairgowrie 9.2 km 1% 100%
Main Ridge 9.5 km Not mapped 100%
Mccrae 9.6 km <1% 76%

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