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Flora Hill flood map & planning overlays

Flora Hill is young, median 32 (joint 2nd-lowest), on 535 m² lots.

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A planning-constraint profile of Flora Hill (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 2.92 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Flora Hill'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 Flora Hill

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
16%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
5,500 ft
averaging 7,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Flora Hill at a glance

Parcels 2,262 Median lot 535 m² Mapped easements 761 Bus stops 29

How Flora Hill is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ) 58%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 17%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 15%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 3%
Residential Growth Zone (RGZ2) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 2%

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

Across its 2.92 km², Flora Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ). The median lot measures about 535 m² across 2,262 parcels.

Who lives in Flora Hill

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

Population
3,989
usual residents, 2021
Median age
32
years
Median household income
$1,347
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$290
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.3
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 945, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Flora Hill's 3,989 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.1%
5-14 11.1%
15-19 7.6%
20-24 12.9%
25-34 17.0%
35-44 12.4%
45-54 10.4%
55-64 9.2%
65-74 6.9%
75-84 3.6%
85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Flora Hill - Spring Gully, the wider ABS statistical area containing Flora Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Flora Hill itself.

8,823 in 2001 to 9,534 in 2025, up 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.

Flora Hill 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 25 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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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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Flora Hill planning - frequently asked

Is Flora Hill flood-prone?

About 2% of Flora Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Flora Hill bushfire-prone?

Around 51% of Flora Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Flora Hill under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 16% of Flora Hill in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,500 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 Flora Hill?

The dominant planning zone in Flora Hill is General Residential Zone (GRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ2).

Does Flora Hill have heritage-listed places?

Flora Hill has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Flora Hill?

Across 2,262 surveyed parcels in Flora Hill, the median lot size is about 535 m². There are also 761 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Flora Hill have a train station?

There is no train station inside Flora Hill itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.

What is the population of Flora Hill?

At the 2021 Census Flora Hill had 3,989 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Flora Hill - Spring Gully statistical area, which contains Flora Hill, went from 8,823 people in 2001 to 9,534 in 2025, up 8%.

Is Flora Hill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Flora Hill scores 945 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Flora Hill?

Median household income in Flora Hill was $1,347 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kennington 1.2 km 5% 32%
Quarry Hill 1.5 km 4% 52%
Spring Gully 1.9 km 4% 99%
Strathdale 2.7 km 4% 56%
Golden Gully 2.8 km 1% 100%
Bendigo 3.3 km 22% <1%
Golden Square 3.7 km 7% 46%
Ironbark 4.1 km Not mapped 30%
Mandurang 4.8 km 9% 100%
North Bendigo 5.1 km 9% 46%

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