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Longerenong flood map & planning overlays

Longerenong's flood mapping, 60%, trails only Riverside in Horsham.

A planning-constraint profile of Longerenong (Horsham, VIC) - 70.47 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 Longerenong's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Longerenong

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 to

No aircraft observed
0%
of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

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.

Longerenong at a glance

Parcels 140 Median lot 326,293 m² Mapped easements 57

How Longerenong is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 82%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 9%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 8%
Special Use Zone (SUZ5) 1%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 70.47 km², Longerenong is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% 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 (FZ). The median lot measures about 326,293 m² across 140 parcels.

Who lives in Longerenong

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

Population
237
usual residents, 2021
Median age
32
years
Median household income
$1,305
per week, Horsham suburb typical $1,625
Median rent
$160
per week, Horsham suburb typical $196
Median mortgage
$975
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 932, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Longerenong's 237 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.1%
5-14 9.9%
15-19 16.5%
20-24 11.6%
25-34 7.9%
35-44 7.9%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 17.4%
65-74 10.7%
75-84 2.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,565 in 2001 to 3,399 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.

Longerenong 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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Longerenong planning - frequently asked

Is Longerenong flood-prone?

About 60% of Longerenong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.

Is Longerenong bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Longerenong is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Horsham average of 98%.

Is Longerenong under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Longerenong in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Longerenong?

The dominant planning zone in Longerenong is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Longerenong have heritage-listed places?

Longerenong has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Longerenong?

Across 140 surveyed parcels in Longerenong, the median lot size is about 326,293 m². There are also 57 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Longerenong?

At the 2021 Census Longerenong had 237 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Horsham Surrounds statistical area, which contains Longerenong, went from 3,565 people in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.

Is Longerenong an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Longerenong scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Longerenong?

Median household income in Longerenong was $1,305 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Horsham. Median rent was $160 a week and the median mortgage repayment $975 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Drung 9.2 km 29% 100%
Riverside 9.3 km 72% 100%
Dooen 10.2 km 6% 100%
Jung 11.2 km 10% 100%
St Helens Plains 13.1 km 36% 99%
Horsham 13.4 km 22% 54%
Bungalally 14.8 km 9% 100%
Murtoa
Yarriambiack
15.4 km 8% 100%
Haven 15.6 km 11% 100%
Kalkee 17.9 km <1% 100%

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