Geelong flood map & planning overlays
Geelong holds 506 heritage places, 3rd in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Geelong
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 3.32 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
3.32 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to 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 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 1 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.
Geelong at a glance
How Geelong is zoned
Selling in Geelong? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.32 km², Geelong is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 506 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Activity Centre Zone (ACZ1). The median lot measures about 485 m² across 6,395 parcels.
Who lives in Geelong
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the 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 1047, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Geelong's 5,811 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Geelong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Geelong. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than 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.
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 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 80% of 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 Geelong lot.
Geelong planning - frequently asked
Is Geelong flood-prone?
About 6% of Geelong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Geelong bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Geelong and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Greater Geelong average is 50%).
Is Geelong under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Geelong, and over about 94% 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 1,500 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 Geelong?
The dominant planning zone in Geelong is Activity Centre Zone (ACZ1), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ5) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ8).
Does Geelong have heritage-listed places?
Geelong has 506 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Geelong?
Across 6,395 surveyed parcels in Geelong, the median lot size is about 485 m². There are also 942 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Geelong have a train station?
Yes - Geelong has 1 train station: Geelong Station. It is also served by 46 bus stops.
What is the population of Geelong?
At the 2021 Census Geelong had 5,811 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Geelong statistical area, which contains Geelong, went from 11,944 people in 2001 to 13,719 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Geelong an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Geelong 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 Geelong?
Median household income in Geelong was $1,670 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Geelong | 1.7 km | 6% | 0% |
| Geelong West | 1.9 km | 11% | 0% |
| South Geelong | 2.1 km | 34% | <1% |
| Drumcondra | 2.2 km | <1% | 0% |
| Newtown (Geelong) | 2.5 km | 24% | 11% |
| Rippleside | 2.9 km | 1% | 0% |
| Manifold Heights | 2.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Thomson (Geelong) | 3.0 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Newcomb | 3.2 km | 54% | 0% |
| Breakwater | 3.3 km | 26% | 30% |