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Greenvale flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Greenvale (Hume, VIC) - 30.46 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 Greenvale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Greenvale

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

19%

19% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 35

Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_20
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_25
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_30
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_35

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft
80%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
47%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 1,000 ft
Busiest square
~345 a day
345 a day below 3,000 ft · ±3%
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.

Greenvale at a glance

Parcels 10,836 Median lot 478 m² Mapped easements 4,772 Bus stops 79

How Greenvale is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 28%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 16%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 13%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) 11%
Urban Growth Zone (UGZ6) 7%
Urban Growth Zone (UGZ2) 6%

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

Across its 30.46 km², Greenvale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 478 m² across 10,836 parcels.

Who lives in Greenvale

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

Population
21,274
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$2,262
per week, Hume suburb typical $1,683
Median rent
$430
per week, Hume suburb typical $359
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
3.2
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 1034, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Greenvale's 21,274 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.2%
5-14 14.1%
15-19 6.6%
20-24 7.0%
25-34 14.7%
35-44 14.4%
45-54 13.4%
55-64 12.1%
65-74 7.3%
75-84 2.7%
85+ 0.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,950 in 2001 to 26,757 in 2025, up 169%.

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.

Greenvale 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)Inside a held contourVicmap 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 47% of Greenvale. 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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Greenvale planning - frequently asked

Is Greenvale flood-prone?

About 6% of Greenvale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.

Is Greenvale bushfire-prone?

Around 59% of Greenvale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hume average of 42%.

Is Greenvale affected by aircraft noise?

About 19% of Greenvale sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 35 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Greenvale under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 47% of Greenvale, and over about 80% 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 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 345 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 Greenvale?

The dominant planning zone in Greenvale is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Greenvale have heritage-listed places?

Greenvale has 16 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Greenvale?

Across 10,836 surveyed parcels in Greenvale, the median lot size is about 478 m². There are also 4,772 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Greenvale have a train station?

There is no train station inside Greenvale itself. The suburb is served by 79 bus stops.

What is the population of Greenvale?

At the 2021 Census Greenvale had 21,274 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Greenvale - Bulla statistical area, which contains Greenvale, went from 9,950 people in 2001 to 26,757 in 2025, up 169%.

Is Greenvale an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Greenvale scores 1034 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Greenvale?

Median household income in Greenvale was $2,262 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,683 for the typical suburb in Hume. Median rent was $430 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Attwood 3.7 km 4% 78%
Meadow Heights 4.5 km 4% 14%
Westmeadows 4.8 km 6% 36%
Roxburgh Park 4.8 km <1% 1%
Melbourne Airport 5.6 km 1% 63%
Coolaroo 5.9 km 4% 0%
Yuroke 6.0 km Not mapped 100%
Bulla 6.2 km 1% 98%
Somerton 6.6 km 2% 14%
Gladstone Park 6.7 km 8% 0%

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