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Longlea flood map & planning overlays

Longlea's 8 ha rural living lots are wholly bushfire-mapped.

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A planning-constraint profile of Longlea (Greater Bendigo, VIC) - 58.74 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 Longlea'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 Longlea

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
13%
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 7,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Longlea at a glance

Parcels 406 Median lot 80,960 m² Mapped easements 451 Bus stops 2

How Longlea is zoned

Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 54%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 41%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ4) 4%
Farming Zone (FZ1) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%

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

Across its 58.74 km², Longlea is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 Rural Living Zone (RLZ1). The median lot measures about 80,960 m² across 406 parcels.

Who lives in Longlea

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

Population
570
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$2,203
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $1,543
Median rent
$210
per week, Greater Bendigo suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,733
per month
Household size
2.9
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 1032, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Longlea's 570 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.5%
5-14 16.0%
15-19 5.4%
20-24 3.9%
25-34 6.5%
35-44 13.4%
45-54 16.0%
55-64 15.8%
65-74 11.4%
75-84 4.4%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,900 in 2001 to 5,505 in 2025, up 41%.

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.

Longlea 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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Longlea planning - frequently asked

Is Longlea flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Longlea and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).

Is Longlea bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Longlea is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Bendigo average of 89%.

Is Longlea under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 13% of Longlea 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 Longlea?

The dominant planning zone in Longlea is Rural Living Zone (RLZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ4).

Does Longlea have heritage-listed places?

Longlea has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Longlea?

Across 406 surveyed parcels in Longlea, the median lot size is about 80,960 m². There are also 451 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Longlea have a train station?

There is no train station inside Longlea itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

What is the population of Longlea?

At the 2021 Census Longlea had 570 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Bendigo Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Longlea, went from 3,900 people in 2001 to 5,505 in 2025, up 41%.

Is Longlea an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Longlea scores 1032 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 Longlea?

Median household income in Longlea was $2,203 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,543 for the typical suburb in Greater Bendigo. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Junortoun 5.9 km 5% 100%
Wellsford 7.1 km <1% 100%
Strathfieldsaye 7.6 km 9% 96%
Fosterville 8.1 km 6% 100%
East Bendigo 9.1 km 9% 75%
Axedale 9.5 km 0% 100%
Strathdale 9.6 km 4% 56%
Ascot (Bendigo) 9.8 km 14% 86%
Kennington 10.9 km 5% 32%
Eppalock 11.2 km 0% 100%

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