Gruyere flood map & planning overlays
Gruyere: 4 ha GWZ4 farms, 9.2% flood, median 46.
A planning-constraint profile of Gruyere
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 54.77 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
54.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gruyere'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 Gruyere
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
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.
Gruyere at a glance
How Gruyere is zoned
Selling in Gruyere? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 54.77 km², Gruyere is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits 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 Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4). The median lot measures about 40,479 m² across 453 parcels.
Who lives in Gruyere
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gruyere 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 1070, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gruyere's 966 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wandin - Seville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gruyere. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gruyere itself.
7,112 in 2001 to 7,996 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Gruyere 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 Gruyere 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 93% of Gruyere. 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 Gruyere lot.
Gruyere planning - frequently asked
Is Gruyere flood-prone?
About 9% of Gruyere falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Gruyere bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Gruyere is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Gruyere under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 93% of Gruyere, and over about 99% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Gruyere?
The dominant planning zone in Gruyere is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge Zone (GWZ2) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1).
Does Gruyere have heritage-listed places?
Gruyere has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gruyere?
Across 453 surveyed parcels in Gruyere, the median lot size is about 40,479 m². There are also 310 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Gruyere?
At the 2021 Census Gruyere had 966 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Wandin - Seville statistical area, which contains Gruyere, went from 7,112 people in 2001 to 7,996 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Gruyere an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gruyere scores 1070 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gruyere?
Median household income in Gruyere was $2,223 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $296 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,310 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wandin North | 6.5 km | 3% | 92% |
| Seville East | 6.7 km | 16% | 90% |
| Seville | 8.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Woori Yallock | 8.2 km | 21% | 97% |
| Tarrawarra | 8.3 km | 34% | 100% |
| Badger Creek | 8.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Mount Toolebewong | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lilydale | 8.9 km | 9% | 69% |
| Wandin East | 9.4 km | 2% | 47% |
| Mount Evelyn | 9.4 km | 3% | 100% |