Heathcote flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Heathcote keeps 62 heritage places, median age 57 (joint 3rd).
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A planning-constraint profile of Heathcote
(Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 130.82 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.
Constraint readout
130.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Heathcote'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 Heathcote
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 9,500 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.
Heathcote at a glance
How Heathcote is zoned
Selling in Heathcote? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 130.82 km², Heathcote is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 62 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 3,734 m² across 2,945 parcels.
Who lives in Heathcote
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Heathcote 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 907, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Heathcote's 2,962 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Heathcote, the wider ABS statistical area containing Heathcote. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Heathcote itself.
3,895 in 2001 to 5,382 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Heathcote 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 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.
Check a specific Heathcote 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 →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 Heathcote lot.
Heathcote planning - frequently asked
Is Heathcote flood-prone?
About 4% of Heathcote falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Heathcote bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Heathcote is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.
Is Heathcote under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 26% of Heathcote 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 Heathcote?
The dominant planning zone in Heathcote is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).
Does Heathcote have heritage-listed places?
Heathcote has 62 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Heathcote?
Across 2,945 surveyed parcels in Heathcote, the median lot size is about 3,734 m². There are also 686 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Heathcote have a train station?
There is no train station inside Heathcote itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
What is the population of Heathcote?
At the 2021 Census Heathcote had 2,962 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Heathcote statistical area, which contains Heathcote, went from 3,895 people in 2001 to 5,382 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Heathcote an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Heathcote 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 Heathcote?
Median household income in Heathcote was $946 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,291 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 6.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Costerfield | 7.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ladys Pass | 10.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Heathcote South Mitchell |
10.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mount Camel | 11.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mia Mia | 13.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Derrinal | 14.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Knowsley | 14.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lake Eppalock | 15.8 km | 99% | 1% |
| Moormbool West Strathbogie |
15.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |