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Glenlee flood map & planning overlays

Glenlee has Hindmarsh's top household income, $2,250.

A planning-constraint profile of Glenlee (Hindmarsh, VIC) - 156.19 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 Glenlee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Glenlee

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

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census
Lowest measured
6,000 ft
averaging 6,000 ft

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.

Glenlee at a glance

Parcels 223 Median lot 498,783 m² Mapped easements 50

How Glenlee is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 95%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 4%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 156.19 km², Glenlee is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 498,783 m² across 223 parcels.

Who lives in Glenlee

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

Population
71
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$2,250
per week, Hindmarsh suburb typical $1,292
Median rent
$185
per week, Hindmarsh suburb typical $115
Median mortgage
$2,687
per month
Household size
2.7
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1025, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Glenlee's 71 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 11.5%
5-14 18.0%
15-19 4.9%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 9.8%
35-44 18.0%
45-54 19.7%
55-64 13.1%
65-74 4.9%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,998 in 2001 to 6,698 in 2025, down 16%.

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.

Glenlee 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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Glenlee planning - frequently asked

Is Glenlee flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Glenlee and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 11%).

Is Glenlee bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Glenlee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hindmarsh average of 99%.

Is Glenlee under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Glenlee in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Glenlee?

The dominant planning zone in Glenlee is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Glenlee have heritage-listed places?

Glenlee has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Glenlee?

Across 223 surveyed parcels in Glenlee, the median lot size is about 498,783 m². There are also 50 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Glenlee?

At the 2021 Census Glenlee had 71 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Nhill Region statistical area, which contains Glenlee, went from 7,998 people in 2001 to 6,698 in 2025, down 16%.

Is Glenlee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Glenlee scores 1025 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Glenlee?

Median household income in Glenlee was $2,250 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,292 for the typical suburb in Hindmarsh. Median rent was $185 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,687 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Lorquon 11.5 km Not mapped 100%
Antwerp 14.0 km 12% 100%
Kiata 14.3 km 1% 100%
Gerang Gerung 16.5 km <1% 100%
Jeparit 19.8 km 25% 84%
Netherby 21.8 km <1% 100%
Tarranyurk 24.5 km 2% 100%
Nhill 25.0 km 3% 100%
Dimboola 26.8 km 12% 100%
Little Desert 29.0 km 2% 100%

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