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Kurunjang flood map & planning overlays

Kurunjang is home to 10,711 people, median 34, 36.4% bushfire.

A planning-constraint profile of Kurunjang (Melton, VIC) - 10.35 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 Kurunjang'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 Kurunjang

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
92%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
75%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 5,500 ft
Busiest square
~11 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±23%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.

Kurunjang at a glance

Parcels 4,363 Median lot 651 m² Mapped easements 1,862 Bus stops 37

How Kurunjang is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 26%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) 24%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 17%
Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) 9%
Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ2) 8%
Urban Growth Zone (UGZ2) 5%

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

Across its 10.35 km², Kurunjang is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 651 m² across 4,363 parcels.

Who lives in Kurunjang

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

Population
10,711
usual residents, 2021
Median age
34
years
Median household income
$1,550
per week, Melton suburb typical $1,841
Median rent
$321
per week, Melton suburb typical $387
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.8
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 915, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kurunjang's 10,711 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.4%
5-14 15.2%
15-19 6.7%
20-24 6.5%
25-34 15.0%
35-44 14.3%
45-54 12.5%
55-64 11.3%
65-74 7.5%
75-84 2.9%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,108 in 2001 to 12,082 in 2025, up 98%.

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.

Kurunjang 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 75% of Kurunjang. 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 Kurunjang lot.

Kurunjang planning - frequently asked

Is Kurunjang flood-prone?

About 4% of Kurunjang falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.

Is Kurunjang bushfire-prone?

Around 36% of Kurunjang is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Melton average of 60%.

Is Kurunjang under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 75% of Kurunjang, and over about 92% 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 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 11 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 Kurunjang?

The dominant planning zone in Kurunjang is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) and Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ).

Does Kurunjang have heritage-listed places?

Kurunjang has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Kurunjang?

Across 4,363 surveyed parcels in Kurunjang, the median lot size is about 651 m². There are also 1,862 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Kurunjang have a train station?

There is no train station inside Kurunjang itself. The suburb is served by 37 bus stops.

What is the population of Kurunjang?

At the 2021 Census Kurunjang had 10,711 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Kurunjang - Toolern Vale statistical area, which contains Kurunjang, went from 6,108 people in 2001 to 12,082 in 2025, up 98%.

Is Kurunjang an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kurunjang scores 915 and sits in decile 2 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 Kurunjang?

Median household income in Kurunjang was $1,550 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,841 for the typical suburb in Melton. Median rent was $321 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Melton 3.1 km 6% 63%
Harkness 4.2 km <1% 77%
Melton West 4.9 km 3% 53%
Melton South 5.2 km 3% 7%
Cobblebank 5.2 km 1% 75%
Grangefields 6.1 km 9% 100%
Brookfield 6.3 km 10% 56%
Toolern Vale 7.1 km <1% 100%
Long Forest
Moorabool
7.4 km 5% 100%
Thornhill Park 7.7 km Not mapped 64%

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