Hawthorn East flood map & planning overlays
Hawthorn East keeps 111 heritage places, a young median of 36.
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A planning-constraint profile of Hawthorn East
(Boroondara, VIC) - 3.49 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
3.49 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hawthorn East'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 Hawthorn East
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Hawthorn East at a glance
How Hawthorn East is zoned
Selling in Hawthorn East? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.49 km², Hawthorn East is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 111 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2). The median lot measures about 859 m² across 10,638 parcels.
Who lives in Hawthorn East
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hawthorn East 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 1132, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hawthorn East's 14,834 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hawthorn East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hawthorn East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hawthorn East itself.
12,912 in 2001 to 17,541 in 2025, up 36%.
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.
Hawthorn East 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 Hawthorn East 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 92% of Hawthorn East. 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 Hawthorn East lot.
Hawthorn East planning - frequently asked
Is Hawthorn East flood-prone?
About 8% of Hawthorn East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Hawthorn East bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Hawthorn East and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Hawthorn East under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 92% of Hawthorn East, and over about 100% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 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 Hawthorn East?
The dominant planning zone in Hawthorn East is Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ3) and Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ1).
Does Hawthorn East have heritage-listed places?
Hawthorn East has 111 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hawthorn East?
Across 10,638 surveyed parcels in Hawthorn East, the median lot size is about 859 m². There are also 1,111 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Hawthorn East have a train station?
Yes - Hawthorn East has 1 train station: Auburn Station. It is also served by 7 bus stops and 8 tram stops.
What is the population of Hawthorn East?
At the 2021 Census Hawthorn East had 14,834 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Hawthorn East statistical area, which contains Hawthorn East, went from 12,912 people in 2001 to 17,541 in 2025, up 36%.
Is Hawthorn East an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hawthorn East scores 1132 and sits in decile 10 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 Hawthorn East?
Median household income in Hawthorn East was $2,253 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,457 for the typical suburb in Boroondara. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorn | 1.4 km | 16% | 0% |
| Kooyong Stonnington |
1.6 km | 24% | 0% |
| Camberwell | 2.2 km | 3% | 0% |
| Canterbury | 2.6 km | 3% | 0% |
| Deepdene | 2.7 km | <1% | 0% |
| Burnley Yarra |
2.9 km | 41% | 0% |
| Toorak Stonnington |
3.0 km | 11% | 0% |
| Glen Iris | 3.1 km | 9% | 0% |
| Malvern Stonnington |
3.2 km | 6% | 0% |
| Kew | 3.5 km | 10% | 0% |