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Keilor East flood map & planning overlays

Keilor East hears 211 flights a day, 10th in Victoria, with 51.4% noise mapping.

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A planning-constraint profile of Keilor East (Moonee Valley, VIC) - 9.69 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 Keilor East's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Keilor East

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

51%

51% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 25

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 25 and 30 is generally unacceptable for new houses; 20 to 25 is conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_20
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_25

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft
98%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
92%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,000 ft
Busiest square
~213 a day
213 a day below 3,000 ft · ±4%
typical observed square 5 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 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.

Keilor East at a glance

Parcels 7,590 Median lot 539 m² Mapped easements 2,891 Bus stops 65

How Keilor East is zoned

Residential 1 Zone (R1Z) 47%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 30%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 8%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 4%
Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) 2%
Special Use Zone (SUZ2) 2%

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

Across its 9.69 km², Keilor East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 28% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z). The median lot measures about 539 m² across 7,590 parcels.

Who lives in Keilor East

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

Population
15,078
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,911
per week, Moonee Valley suburb typical $2,043
Median rent
$406
per week, Moonee Valley suburb typical $400
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
2.6
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1031, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Keilor East's 15,078 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 12.2%
15-19 5.8%
20-24 4.9%
25-34 10.9%
35-44 12.9%
45-54 14.2%
55-64 10.9%
65-74 9.8%
75-84 9.6%
85+ 3.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

14,065 in 2001 to 15,645 in 2025, up 11%.

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.

Keilor East 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)Inside a held contourVicmap 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 92% of Keilor East. 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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Keilor East planning - frequently asked

Is Keilor East flood-prone?

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

Is Keilor East bushfire-prone?

Around 28% of Keilor East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moonee Valley average of 2%.

Is Keilor East affected by aircraft noise?

About 51% of Keilor East sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 25 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Keilor East under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 92% of Keilor East, and over about 98% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 213 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 Keilor East?

The dominant planning zone in Keilor East is Residential 1 Zone (R1Z), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Keilor East have heritage-listed places?

Keilor East has 15 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Keilor East?

Across 7,590 surveyed parcels in Keilor East, the median lot size is about 539 m². There are also 2,891 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Keilor East have a train station?

There is no train station inside Keilor East itself. The suburb is served by 65 bus stops.

What is the population of Keilor East?

At the 2021 Census Keilor East had 15,078 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Keilor East statistical area, which contains Keilor East, went from 14,065 people in 2001 to 15,645 in 2025, up 11%.

Is Keilor East an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Keilor East scores 1031 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Keilor East?

Median household income in Keilor East was $1,911 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,043 for the typical suburb in Moonee Valley. Median rent was $406 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Keilor Park
Brimbank		 2.1 km 5% 18%
Kealba
Brimbank		 2.5 km 8% 40%
Airport West 2.6 km 4% 0%
Niddrie 2.6 km 4% 0%
Avondale Heights 3.0 km 11% 0%
Essendon West 3.1 km 17% 0%
Sunshine North
Brimbank		 3.4 km 9% 15%
Essendon North 4.0 km <1% 0%
Keilor
Brimbank		 4.1 km 15% 75%
Essendon Fields 4.1 km 0% 0%

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