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Lauriston flood map & planning overlays

Lauriston's flood mapping, 19.1%, ranks 3rd of 44.

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A planning-constraint profile of Lauriston (Macedon Ranges, VIC) - 25.44 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 Lauriston'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 Lauriston

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
55%
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 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±29% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Lauriston at a glance

Parcels 366 Median lot 13,607 m² Mapped easements 25

How Lauriston is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 84%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 8%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 6%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ5) 2%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ7) 0%

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

Across its 25.44 km², Lauriston is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 13,607 m² across 366 parcels.

Who lives in Lauriston

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

Population
247
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$2,068
per week, Macedon Ranges suburb typical $2,090
Median rent
$320
per week, Macedon Ranges suburb typical $350
Median mortgage
$1,890
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1069, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Lauriston's 247 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.0%
5-14 15.4%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 1.2%
25-34 8.5%
35-44 14.6%
45-54 14.2%
55-64 20.6%
65-74 13.8%
75-84 4.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,941 in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.

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.

Lauriston 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.

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Lauriston planning - frequently asked

Is Lauriston flood-prone?

About 19% of Lauriston falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.

Is Lauriston bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Lauriston is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 99%.

Is Lauriston under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 55% of Lauriston 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 Lauriston?

The dominant planning zone in Lauriston is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).

Does Lauriston have heritage-listed places?

Lauriston has 12 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Lauriston?

Across 366 surveyed parcels in Lauriston, the median lot size is about 13,607 m². There are also 25 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Lauriston?

At the 2021 Census Lauriston had 247 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Kyneton statistical area, which contains Lauriston, went from 7,941 people in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.

Is Lauriston an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lauriston scores 1069 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Lauriston?

Median household income in Lauriston was $2,068 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,890 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Drummond
Hepburn		 5.2 km 13% 100%
Spring Hill 5.5 km 14% 99%
Drummond North
Hepburn		 7.4 km 1% 100%
Denver
Hepburn		 7.5 km 6% 100%
Malmsbury 7.6 km 17% 96%
Kyneton South 7.7 km 17% 100%
Kyneton 8.7 km 10% 94%
Tylden 9.2 km 21% 98%
Greenhill 10.6 km 11% 100%
Glenlyon
Hepburn		 10.8 km 8% 100%

See all Macedon Ranges suburb profiles →