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Heywood flood map & planning overlays

Heywood is Glenelg's 2nd town, 1,815 people, with 10 heritage places (joint 6th).

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A planning-constraint profile of Heywood (Glenelg, VIC) - 252.91 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Heywood'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 Heywood

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
3%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
1%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Heywood at a glance

Parcels 1,788 Median lot 3,345 m² Mapped easements 354 Bus stops 2

How Heywood is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 75%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 21%
Special Use Zone (SUZ5) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 1%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 0%

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

Across its 252.91 km², Heywood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 3,345 m² across 1,788 parcels.

Who lives in Heywood

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

Population
1,815
usual residents, 2021
Median age
48
years
Median household income
$1,077
per week, Glenelg suburb typical $1,466
Median rent
$180
per week, Glenelg suburb typical $205
Median mortgage
$1,025
per month
Household size
2.2
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 880, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Heywood's 1,815 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 12.3%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 4.0%
25-34 10.0%
35-44 10.6%
45-54 11.0%
55-64 16.0%
65-74 15.4%
75-84 6.9%
85+ 3.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Glenelg (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Heywood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Heywood itself.

9,303 in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 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.

Heywood 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 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Heywood. 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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Heywood planning - frequently asked

Is Heywood flood-prone?

About 6% of Heywood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Heywood bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Heywood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glenelg average of 99%.

Is Heywood under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Heywood, and over about 3% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 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 Heywood?

The dominant planning zone in Heywood is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Special Use Zone (SUZ5).

Does Heywood have heritage-listed places?

Heywood has 10 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Heywood?

Across 1,788 surveyed parcels in Heywood, the median lot size is about 3,345 m². There are also 354 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Heywood have a train station?

There is no train station inside Heywood itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Heywood?

At the 2021 Census Heywood had 1,815 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Glenelg (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Heywood, went from 9,303 people in 2001 to 8,773 in 2025, down 6%.

Is Heywood an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Heywood scores 880 and sits in decile 1 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 Heywood?

Median household income in Heywood was $1,077 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,466 for the typical suburb in Glenelg. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,025 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Heathmere 8.9 km 7% 100%
Milltown 10.8 km 2% 100%
Drumborg 12.4 km 3% 100%
Gorae 12.9 km 2% 100%
Narrawong 13.7 km 6% 100%
Homerton 15.2 km 24% 100%
Allestree 15.6 km 6% 100%
Tyrendarra 16.0 km 25% 100%
Myamyn 16.3 km Not mapped 100%
Bolwarra 16.4 km 0% 100%

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