Heathcote South flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Heathcote South
(Mitchell, VIC) - 24.66 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
24.66 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Heathcote South'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 South
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Heathcote South at a glance
How Heathcote South is zoned
Selling in Heathcote South? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 24.66 km², Heathcote South is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 86,953 m² across 141 parcels.
Who lives in Heathcote South
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Heathcote South 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 984, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Seymour Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Heathcote South. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Heathcote South itself.
4,213 in 2001 to 4,488 in 2025, up 7%.
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 South 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 Heathcote South 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 South lot.
Heathcote South planning - frequently asked
Is Heathcote South flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Heathcote South and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 6%).
Is Heathcote South bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Heathcote South is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mitchell average of 99%.
Is Heathcote South under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 48% of Heathcote South in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Heathcote South?
The dominant planning zone in Heathcote South is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Heathcote South have heritage-listed places?
Heathcote South has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Heathcote South?
Across 141 surveyed parcels in Heathcote South, the median lot size is about 86,953 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Heathcote South an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Heathcote South scores 984 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle Greater Bendigo |
4.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Glenhope East | 7.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mia Mia Greater Bendigo |
8.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Tooborac | 10.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Heathcote Greater Bendigo |
10.8 km | 4% | 100% |
| Glenhope | 11.2 km | 6% | 100% |
| Baynton East Macedon Ranges |
13.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Baynton Macedon Ranges |
15.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Costerfield Greater Bendigo |
17.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Derrinal Greater Bendigo |
17.1 km | 4% | 100% |