Heidelberg flood map & planning overlays
Heidelberg is 3rd in Banyule for heritage, with 35 places.
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A planning-constraint profile of Heidelberg
(Banyule, VIC) - 2.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
2.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Heidelberg'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 Heidelberg
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 2,500 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.
Heidelberg at a glance
How Heidelberg is zoned
Selling in Heidelberg? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 2.93 km², Heidelberg is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 27% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 35 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2). The median lot measures about 656 m² across 4,679 parcels.
Who lives in Heidelberg
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Heidelberg 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 1085, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Heidelberg's 7,360 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Heidelberg - Rosanna, the wider ABS statistical area containing Heidelberg. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Heidelberg itself.
12,805 in 2001 to 16,925 in 2025, up 32%.
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.
Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Heidelberg. 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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Heidelberg planning - frequently asked
Is Heidelberg flood-prone?
About 22% of Heidelberg falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Heidelberg bushfire-prone?
Around 27% of Heidelberg is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banyule average of 13%.
Is Heidelberg under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Heidelberg, 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 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Heidelberg?
The dominant planning zone in Heidelberg is Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2), though the suburb also includes Activity Centre Zone (ACZ2) and General Residential Zone (GRZ2).
Does Heidelberg have heritage-listed places?
Heidelberg has 35 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Heidelberg?
Across 4,679 surveyed parcels in Heidelberg, the median lot size is about 656 m². There are also 1,053 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Heidelberg have a train station?
Yes - Heidelberg has 1 train station: Heidelberg Station. It is also served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of Heidelberg?
At the 2021 Census Heidelberg had 7,360 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Heidelberg - Rosanna statistical area, which contains Heidelberg, went from 12,805 people in 2001 to 16,925 in 2025, up 32%.
Is Heidelberg an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Heidelberg scores 1085 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 Heidelberg?
Median household income in Heidelberg was $2,012 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,072 for the typical suburb in Banyule. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,150 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosanna | 1.3 km | 3% | 0% |
| Eaglemont | 1.3 km | 22% | 18% |
| Heidelberg Heights | 1.7 km | 2% | 0% |
| Viewbank | 2.3 km | 24% | 44% |
| Bulleen Manningham |
2.4 km | 36% | 20% |
| Ivanhoe East | 2.7 km | 27% | 13% |
| Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) | 2.7 km | 8% | 0% |
| Heidelberg West | 2.9 km | 14% | 0% |
| Ivanhoe | 3.1 km | 20% | 0% |
| Macleod | 3.4 km | 4% | 1% |