Malmsbury flood map & planning overlays
Malmsbury's 78 heritage places trail only Kyneton in Macedon Ranges.
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A planning-constraint profile of Malmsbury
(Macedon Ranges, VIC) - 40.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.
Constraint readout
40.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Malmsbury'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Malmsbury
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
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.
Malmsbury at a glance
How Malmsbury is zoned
Selling in Malmsbury? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 40.67 km², Malmsbury is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 78 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,528 m² across 1,117 parcels.
Who lives in Malmsbury
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Malmsbury suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1009, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Malmsbury's 905 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kyneton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Malmsbury. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Malmsbury 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.
Malmsbury data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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.
Check a specific Malmsbury address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Malmsbury. 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 Malmsbury lot.
Malmsbury planning - frequently asked
Is Malmsbury flood-prone?
About 17% of Malmsbury falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Malmsbury bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Malmsbury is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 99%.
Is Malmsbury under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Malmsbury, and over about 57% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Malmsbury?
The dominant planning zone in Malmsbury is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Malmsbury have heritage-listed places?
Malmsbury has 78 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Malmsbury?
Across 1,117 surveyed parcels in Malmsbury, the median lot size is about 1,528 m². There are also 72 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Malmsbury have a train station?
Yes - Malmsbury has 1 train station: Malmsbury Station. It is also served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Malmsbury?
At the 2021 Census Malmsbury had 905 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Kyneton statistical area, which contains Malmsbury, went from 7,941 people in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.
Is Malmsbury an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Malmsbury scores 1009 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Malmsbury?
Median household income in Malmsbury was $1,636 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,324 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenhill | 4.2 km | 11% | 100% |
| Drummond North Hepburn |
6.0 km | 1% | 100% |
| Edgecombe | 6.2 km | 14% | 100% |
| Taradale Mount Alexander |
6.4 km | 7% | 100% |
| Kyneton | 7.1 km | 10% | 94% |
| Metcalfe East Mount Alexander |
7.3 km | 3% | 100% |
| Lauriston | 7.6 km | 19% | 99% |
| Drummond Hepburn |
10.0 km | 13% | 100% |
| Langley Mount Alexander |
10.6 km | 13% | 100% |
| Metcalfe Mount Alexander |
10.9 km | 5% | 100% |