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Longwood flood map & planning overlays

Longwood sits on 8,105 m² lots where flood mapping reaches 39.5%.

A planning-constraint profile of Longwood (Strathbogie, VIC) - 99.89 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 Longwood'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 Longwood

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
15%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
1%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,000 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Longwood at a glance

Parcels 461 Median lot 8,105 m² Mapped easements 102

How Longwood is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 96%
Township Zone (TZ) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ1) 0%
Public Use Zone (PUZ7) 0%

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

Across its 99.89 km², Longwood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 8,105 m² across 461 parcels.

Who lives in Longwood

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

Population
263
usual residents, 2021
Median age
52
years
Median household income
$1,111
per week, Strathbogie suburb typical $1,375
Median rent
$261
per week, Strathbogie suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$780
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 976, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Longwood's 263 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.2%
5-14 11.3%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 4.7%
25-34 5.1%
35-44 10.2%
45-54 13.5%
55-64 15.6%
65-74 20.4%
75-84 9.8%
85+ 1.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,188 in 2001 to 6,880 in 2025, up 11%.

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.

Longwood 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 Longwood address

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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.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Longwood lot.

Longwood planning - frequently asked

Is Longwood flood-prone?

About 40% of Longwood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.

Is Longwood bushfire-prone?

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

Is Longwood under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 15% of Longwood in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 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 Longwood?

The dominant planning zone in Longwood is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Township Zone (TZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).

Does Longwood have heritage-listed places?

Longwood has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Longwood?

Across 461 surveyed parcels in Longwood, the median lot size is about 8,105 m². There are also 102 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Longwood?

At the 2021 Census Longwood had 263 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Euroa statistical area, which contains Longwood, went from 6,188 people in 2001 to 6,880 in 2025, up 11%.

Is Longwood an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Longwood scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Longwood?

Median household income in Longwood was $1,111 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Strathbogie. Median rent was $261 a week and the median mortgage repayment $780 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Longwood East 4.5 km 12% 100%
Pranjip 8.1 km 94% 100%
Locksley 8.6 km 33% 100%
Upton Hill 9.7 km Not mapped 100%
Creightons Creek 11.5 km 1% 100%
Molka 14.1 km 66% 100%
Avenel 16.2 km 4% 100%
Euroa 16.3 km 39% 99%
Nagambie 17.1 km 52% 98%
Ruffy 17.6 km Not mapped 100%

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