Hurstbridge flood map & planning overlays
Hurstbridge counts 42 heritage places, the 3rd-most in Nillumbik.
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A planning-constraint profile of Hurstbridge
(Nillumbik, VIC) - 14.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
14.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hurstbridge'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 Hurstbridge
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 3,500 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.
Hurstbridge at a glance
How Hurstbridge is zoned
Selling in Hurstbridge? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 14.62 km², Hurstbridge is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 42 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3). The median lot measures about 1,107 m² across 1,583 parcels.
Who lives in Hurstbridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hurstbridge 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 1048, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hurstbridge's 3,554 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hurstbridge, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hurstbridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hurstbridge itself.
3,718 in 2001 to 3,521 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Hurstbridge 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 Hurstbridge 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Hurstbridge. 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 Hurstbridge lot.
Hurstbridge planning - frequently asked
Is Hurstbridge flood-prone?
About 5% of Hurstbridge falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 5%.
Is Hurstbridge bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hurstbridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Nillumbik average of 94%.
Is Hurstbridge under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Hurstbridge, and over about 89% 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 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 18 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 Hurstbridge?
The dominant planning zone in Hurstbridge is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3), though the suburb also includes Township Zone (TZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Hurstbridge have heritage-listed places?
Hurstbridge has 42 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hurstbridge?
Across 1,583 surveyed parcels in Hurstbridge, the median lot size is about 1,107 m². There are also 1,179 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Hurstbridge have a train station?
Yes - Hurstbridge has 1 train station: Hurstbridge Station. It is also served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Hurstbridge?
At the 2021 Census Hurstbridge had 3,554 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Hurstbridge statistical area, which contains Hurstbridge, went from 3,718 people in 2001 to 3,521 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Hurstbridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hurstbridge scores 1048 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hurstbridge?
Median household income in Hurstbridge was $2,168 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,391 for the typical suburb in Nillumbik. Median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattle Glen | 3.7 km | 7% | 99% |
| Nutfield | 4.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cottles Bridge | 4.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Diamond Creek | 4.3 km | 7% | 82% |
| Panton Hill | 4.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarrambat | 5.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Doreen | 6.3 km | 2% | 68% |
| Watsons Creek | 6.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kangaroo Ground | 6.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Research | 7.6 km | <1% | 99% |