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Havelock flood map & planning overlays

Havelock holds 15 heritage places on 5 ha lots, median 53.

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A planning-constraint profile of Havelock (Central Goldfields, VIC) - 27.82 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Havelock'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Havelock

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
9%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 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.

Havelock at a glance

Parcels 157 Median lot 54,139 m² Mapped easements 6

How Havelock is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 56%
Farming Zone (FZ) 40%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%

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

Across its 27.82 km², Havelock is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 54,139 m² across 157 parcels.

Who lives in Havelock

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

Population
83
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$966
per week, Central Goldfields suburb typical $1,024
Median rent
$230
per week, Central Goldfields suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,083
per month
Household size
2.5
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 907, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Havelock's 83 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.0%
5-14 8.8%
15-19 12.5%
20-24 6.2%
25-34 5.0%
35-44 8.8%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 17.5%
65-74 18.8%
75-84 6.2%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,375 in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.

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.

Havelock 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 25 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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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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Havelock planning - frequently asked

Is Havelock flood-prone?

About 49% of Havelock falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%.

Is Havelock bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Havelock is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Goldfields average of 100%.

Is Havelock under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 9% of Havelock in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Havelock?

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

Does Havelock have heritage-listed places?

Havelock has 15 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Havelock?

Across 157 surveyed parcels in Havelock, the median lot size is about 54,139 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Havelock?

At the 2021 Census Havelock had 83 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds statistical area, which contains Havelock, went from 5,375 people in 2001 to 5,714 in 2025, up 6%.

Is Havelock an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Havelock scores 907 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Havelock?

Median household income in Havelock was $966 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,024 for the typical suburb in Central Goldfields. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Simson 3.0 km 34% 100%
Timor 5.3 km 47% 100%
Betley 5.8 km 87% 100%
Bet Bet 6.0 km 56% 100%
Carisbrook 8.3 km 27% 100%
Bowenvale 8.4 km 39% 100%
Eddington 8.8 km 35% 100%
Flagstaff 8.9 km 20% 100%
Bromley 9.1 km 47% 100%
Timor West 10.1 km 89% 100%

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