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Huntly flood map & planning overlays

Huntly is young (32, joint) and 36.5% flood-mapped.

A planning-constraint profile of Huntly (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 44.82 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Huntly'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 Huntly

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
8%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
5,000 ft
averaging 8,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

Huntly at a glance

Parcels 3,571 Median lot 628 m² Mapped easements 1,798 Train Huntly Station Bus stops 21

How Huntly is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 38%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 26%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1) 17%
General Residential Zone (GRZ) 8%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 5%
Farming Zone (FZ3) 1%

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

Across its 44.82 km², Huntly is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 628 m² across 3,571 parcels.

Who lives in Huntly

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

Population
3,585
usual residents, 2021
Median age
32
years
Median household income
$1,882
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$360
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.9
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 971, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Huntly's 3,585 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.5%
5-14 16.8%
15-19 5.6%
20-24 5.5%
25-34 16.7%
35-44 14.6%
45-54 10.4%
55-64 10.6%
65-74 7.3%
75-84 2.1%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of White Hills - Ascot, the wider ABS statistical area containing Huntly. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Huntly itself.

6,171 in 2001 to 16,095 in 2025, up 161%.

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.

Huntly 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 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.

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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 Huntly lot.

Huntly planning - frequently asked

Is Huntly flood-prone?

About 36% of Huntly falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.

Is Huntly bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Huntly is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Huntly under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 8% of Huntly in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Huntly?

The dominant planning zone in Huntly is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1).

Does Huntly have heritage-listed places?

Huntly has 9 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Huntly?

Across 3,571 surveyed parcels in Huntly, the median lot size is about 628 m². There are also 1,798 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Huntly have a train station?

Yes - Huntly has 1 train station: Huntly Station. It is also served by 21 bus stops.

What is the population of Huntly?

At the 2021 Census Huntly had 3,585 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider White Hills - Ascot statistical area, which contains Huntly, went from 6,171 people in 2001 to 16,095 in 2025, up 161%.

Is Huntly an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Huntly scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Huntly?

Median household income in Huntly was $1,882 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Epsom 4.9 km 59% 74%
Ascot (Bendigo) 5.3 km 14% 86%
Whipstick 5.8 km 4% 100%
Bagshot 6.5 km 23% 100%
Wellsford 7.2 km <1% 100%
Eaglehawk North 7.7 km 4% 100%
Jackass Flat 7.8 km 9% 89%
White Hills 8.0 km 17% 72%
Eaglehawk 8.1 km 5% 86%
Huntly North 8.1 km 4% 100%

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