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Mckenzie Hill flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Mckenzie Hill (Mount Alexander, VIC) - 3.6 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 Mckenzie Hill'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 Mckenzie Hill

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
36%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
3,500 ft
averaging 5,000 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.

Mckenzie Hill at a glance

Parcels 650 Median lot 860 m² Mapped easements 455 Bus stops 1

How Mckenzie Hill is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 30%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ3) 29%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 20%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 6%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 5%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ1) 3%

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

Across its 3.6 km², Mckenzie Hill 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. The dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 860 m² across 650 parcels.

Who lives in Mckenzie Hill

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

Population
775
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,477
per week, Mount Alexander suburb typical $1,402
Median rent
$409
per week, Mount Alexander suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,600
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1014, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mckenzie Hill's 775 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.7%
5-14 8.9%
15-19 5.1%
20-24 3.3%
25-34 13.1%
35-44 11.5%
45-54 11.6%
55-64 14.4%
65-74 14.7%
75-84 8.8%
85+ 3.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,358 in 2001 to 11,640 in 2025, up 24%.

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.

Mckenzie Hill 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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Mckenzie Hill planning - frequently asked

Is Mckenzie Hill flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Mckenzie Hill and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 8%).

Is Mckenzie Hill bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Mckenzie Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mount Alexander average of 100%.

Is Mckenzie Hill under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 36% of Mckenzie Hill in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Mckenzie Hill?

The dominant planning zone in Mckenzie Hill is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ3) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ2).

Does Mckenzie Hill have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mckenzie Hill.

What is the typical lot size in Mckenzie Hill?

Across 650 surveyed parcels in Mckenzie Hill, the median lot size is about 860 m². There are also 455 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mckenzie Hill have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mckenzie Hill itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Mckenzie Hill?

At the 2021 Census Mckenzie Hill had 775 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Castlemaine statistical area, which contains Mckenzie Hill, went from 9,358 people in 2001 to 11,640 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Mckenzie Hill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mckenzie Hill scores 1014 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 Mckenzie Hill?

Median household income in Mckenzie Hill was $1,477 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,402 for the typical suburb in Mount Alexander. Median rent was $409 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Castlemaine 3.1 km 10% 92%
Muckleford 3.6 km 8% 100%
Campbells Creek 4.9 km 7% 100%
Yapeen 5.4 km 7% 100%
Moonlight Flat (Castlemaine) 5.8 km 12% 100%
Barkers Creek 6.3 km 3% 100%
Muckleford South 6.5 km 11% 100%
Chewton 8.0 km 3% 100%
Golden Point (Castlemaine) 8.0 km 1% 100%
Gower 8.8 km Not mapped 100%

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