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Killingworth flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Killingworth is 29.8% flood-mapped, 3rd in Murrindindi.

A planning-constraint profile of Killingworth (Murrindindi, VIC) - 42.86 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 Killingworth'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 Killingworth

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
34%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,000 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±22% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Killingworth at a glance

Parcels 226 Median lot 32,818 m² Mapped easements 247

How Killingworth is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ1) 80%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 17%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 2%
Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 42.86 km², Killingworth is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 32,818 m² across 226 parcels.

Who lives in Killingworth

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

Population
156
usual residents, 2021
Median age
54
years
Median household income
$1,833
per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $1,375
Median rent
$231
per week, Murrindindi suburb typical $264
Median mortgage
$2,296
per month
Household size
2.3
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1017, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Killingworth's 156 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.8%
5-14 10.9%
15-19 3.2%
20-24 2.6%
25-34 7.1%
35-44 10.9%
45-54 13.5%
55-64 25.0%
65-74 12.2%
75-84 10.9%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,497 in 2001 to 4,368 in 2025, up 25%.

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.

Killingworth 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.

Check a specific Killingworth 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 →

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 Killingworth lot.

Killingworth planning - frequently asked

Is Killingworth flood-prone?

About 30% of Killingworth falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.

Is Killingworth bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Killingworth is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murrindindi average of 100%.

Is Killingworth under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 34% of Killingworth in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Killingworth?

The dominant planning zone in Killingworth is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Killingworth have heritage-listed places?

Killingworth has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Killingworth?

Across 226 surveyed parcels in Killingworth, the median lot size is about 32,818 m². There are also 247 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Killingworth?

At the 2021 Census Killingworth had 156 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Yea statistical area, which contains Killingworth, went from 3,497 people in 2001 to 4,368 in 2025, up 25%.

Is Killingworth an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Killingworth scores 1017 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Killingworth?

Median household income in Killingworth was $1,833 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Murrindindi. Median rent was $231 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,296 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ghin Ghin 7.2 km 16% 100%
Molesworth 8.8 km 15% 100%
Homewood 9.8 km 12% 100%
Highlands 10.8 km 4% 100%
Yea 10.8 km 6% 99%
Kerrisdale 14.8 km 15% 100%
Limestone 14.9 km 0% 100%
Caveat 15.1 km Not mapped 100%
Dropmore 15.7 km Not mapped 100%
Cathkin 16.8 km 24% 100%

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