Manifold Heights flood map & planning overlays
Manifold Heights is home to 2,681 residents on 604 m² lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Manifold Heights
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 0.94 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
0.94 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Manifold Heights'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 Manifold Heights
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
Manifold Heights at a glance
How Manifold Heights is zoned
Selling in Manifold Heights? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 0.94 km², Manifold Heights is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ8). The median lot measures about 604 m² across 1,492 parcels.
Who lives in Manifold Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Manifold Heights 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 1053, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Manifold Heights's 2,681 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Manifold Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Manifold Heights itself.
18,634 in 2001 to 22,415 in 2025, up 20%.
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.
Manifold Heights 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 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 Manifold Heights address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Manifold Heights. 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 Manifold Heights lot.
Manifold Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Manifold Heights flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Manifold Heights and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 18%).
Is Manifold Heights bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Manifold Heights and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Greater Geelong average is 50%).
Is Manifold Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Manifold Heights, and over about 100% 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 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 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 Manifold Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Manifold Heights is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ8), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ4) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Manifold Heights have heritage-listed places?
Manifold Heights has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Manifold Heights?
Across 1,492 surveyed parcels in Manifold Heights, the median lot size is about 604 m². There are also 320 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Manifold Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Manifold Heights itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.
What is the population of Manifold Heights?
At the 2021 Census Manifold Heights had 2,681 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Geelong West - Hamlyn Heights statistical area, which contains Manifold Heights, went from 18,634 people in 2001 to 22,415 in 2025, up 20%.
Is Manifold Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Manifold Heights scores 1053 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Manifold Heights?
Median household income in Manifold Heights was $1,820 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,990 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herne Hill | 0.9 km | 4% | 0% |
| Geelong West | 1.0 km | 11% | 0% |
| Newtown (Geelong) | 1.8 km | 24% | 11% |
| Drumcondra | 2.0 km | <1% | 0% |
| Hamlyn Heights | 2.3 km | 16% | 26% |
| Rippleside | 2.4 km | 1% | 0% |
| Geelong | 2.9 km | 6% | 0% |
| North Geelong | 3.0 km | 13% | <1% |
| Bell Park | 3.5 km | 22% | 7% |
| Fyansford | 3.8 km | 19% | 86% |