Haddon flood map & planning overlays
Haddon has 1,276 residents and $400 rents (joint 4th).
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A planning-constraint profile of Haddon
(Golden Plains, VIC) - 34.33 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
34.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Haddon'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 Haddon
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.
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.
Haddon at a glance
How Haddon is zoned
Selling in Haddon? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 34.33 km², Haddon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ1). The median lot measures about 20,056 m² across 653 parcels.
Who lives in Haddon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Haddon 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 982, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Haddon's 1,276 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Smythes Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Haddon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Haddon itself.
3,317 in 2001 to 4,250 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
Haddon 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 Haddon 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 18% of Haddon. 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 Haddon lot.
Haddon planning - frequently asked
Is Haddon flood-prone?
About 10% of Haddon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.
Is Haddon bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Haddon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Golden Plains average of 100%.
Is Haddon under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 18% of Haddon, and over about 54% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Haddon?
The dominant planning zone in Haddon is Rural Activity Zone (RAZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ1).
Does Haddon have heritage-listed places?
Haddon has 10 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Haddon?
Across 653 surveyed parcels in Haddon, the median lot size is about 20,056 m². There are also 87 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Haddon have a train station?
There is no train station inside Haddon itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Haddon?
At the 2021 Census Haddon had 1,276 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Smythes Creek statistical area, which contains Haddon, went from 3,317 people in 2001 to 4,250 in 2025, up 28%.
Is Haddon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Haddon scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Haddon?
Median household income in Haddon was $1,945 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,748 for the typical suburb in Golden Plains. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,636 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nintingbool | 3.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bunkers Hill Ballarat |
4.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bo Peep Pyrenees |
5.6 km | 4% | 100% |
| Smythes Creek | 6.1 km | <1% | 98% |
| Hillcrest Pyrenees |
6.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cardigan Ballarat |
7.0 km | 3% | 99% |
| Smythesdale | 7.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Lucas Ballarat |
7.2 km | Not mapped | 63% |
| Cardigan Village Ballarat |
7.9 km | 0% | 21% |
| Winter Valley Ballarat |
8.3 km | Not mapped | 34% |