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Glenalbyn zoning & planning overlays

Glenalbyn farms 35 ha, bushfire mapping on every metre.

A planning-constraint profile of Glenalbyn (Loddon, VIC) - 79.77 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Glenalbyn'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 Glenalbyn

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
1%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
8,500 ft
averaging 9,000 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.

Glenalbyn at a glance

Parcels 156 Median lot 350,654 m² Mapped easements 12

How Glenalbyn is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 82%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 12%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 79.77 km², Glenalbyn 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. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 350,654 m² across 156 parcels.

Who lives in Glenalbyn

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

Population
21
usual residents, 2021

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,033 in 2001 to 7,231 in 2025, down 10%.

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.

Glenalbyn data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap 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.

Check a specific Glenalbyn address

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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.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Glenalbyn lot.

Glenalbyn planning - frequently asked

Is Glenalbyn flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Glenalbyn, 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. Loddon is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Glenalbyn bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Glenalbyn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Loddon average of 100%.

Is Glenalbyn under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Glenalbyn in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,500 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 Glenalbyn?

The dominant planning zone in Glenalbyn is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Glenalbyn have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Glenalbyn.

What is the typical lot size in Glenalbyn?

Across 156 surveyed parcels in Glenalbyn, the median lot size is about 350,654 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Glenalbyn an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenalbyn scores 937 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wedderburn Junction 6.4 km 6% 100%
Brenanah 8.9 km Not mapped 100%
Kurraca 9.9 km Not mapped 100%
Kurting 10.5 km Not mapped 100%
Fiery Flat 12.0 km 7% 100%
Powlett Plains 12.6 km 10% 100%
Wedderburn 13.1 km 2% 100%
Korong Vale 13.7 km 39% 100%
Kurraca West 14.2 km 30% 100%
Kingower 14.8 km Not mapped 100%

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