Mickleham flood map & planning overlays

Mickleham's median local is 29, Hume's youngest, on 350 m² blocks.

A planning-constraint profile of Mickleham (Hume, VIC) - 54.72 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.

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Planning schematicMickleham

Constraint readout

54.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 6%

1.5× council avg (4%) · #3 of 19 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 80%

1.9× council avg (42%) · #6 of 22 mapped council suburbs

Environmental32%

1.7× council avg (18%) · #5 of 22 in council

Heritage sites 21 Noise corridor 65% Aircraft noise (ANEF) <1% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 43% Mostly Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) Flood 3rd most affected of 19 → Bushfire 6th most affected of 22 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mickleham'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 Mickleham

Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

<1%

<1% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 20

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

vic_melbourne_airport_anef_20

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 17 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft

97%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

43%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 5,000 ft

Busiest square

~67 a day

6 a day below 3,000 ft · ±9%
typical observed square 2 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

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.

Mickleham at a glance

Parcels 15,597 Median lot 350 m² Mapped easements 5,047 Bus stops 47

How Mickleham is zoned

Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) 34%

Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 14%

Urban Growth Zone (UGZ4) 11%

Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 7%

Urban Growth Zone (UGZ12) 6%

Urban Growth Zone (UGZ) 6%

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

Across its 54.72 km², Mickleham is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 21 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ). The median lot measures about 350 m² across 15,597 parcels.

Who lives in Mickleham

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

Population

17,452

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,968

per week, Hume suburb typical $1,683

Median rent

$400

per week, Hume suburb typical $359

Median mortgage

$2,000

per month

Household size

3.3

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 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 992, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mickleham's 17,452 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 13.3%

5-14 16.0%

15-19 4.5%

20-24 5.8%

25-34 25.1%

35-44 18.7%

45-54 7.6%

55-64 5.5%

65-74 2.8%

75-84 0.7%

85+ 0.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

873 in 2001 to 39,389 in 2025, up 4412%.

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.

Mickleham 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)	Inside a held contour	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 17 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Mickleham. 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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Mickleham planning - frequently asked

Is Mickleham flood-prone?

About 6% of Mickleham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.

Is Mickleham bushfire-prone?

Around 80% of Mickleham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hume average of 42%.

Is Mickleham affected by aircraft noise?

About <1% of Mickleham sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Mickleham under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Mickleham, and over about 97% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 67 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 Mickleham?

The dominant planning zone in Mickleham is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Urban Growth Zone (UGZ4).

Does Mickleham have heritage-listed places?

Mickleham has 21 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mickleham?

Across 15,597 surveyed parcels in Mickleham, the median lot size is about 350 m². There are also 5,047 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mickleham have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mickleham itself. The suburb is served by 47 bus stops.

What is the population of Mickleham?

At the 2021 Census Mickleham had 17,452 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Mickleham - Yuroke statistical area, which contains Mickleham, went from 873 people in 2001 to 39,389 in 2025, up 4412%.

Is Mickleham an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mickleham scores 992 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mickleham?

Median household income in Mickleham was $1,968 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,683 for the typical suburb in Hume. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Craigieburn	4.6 km	2%	36%
Yuroke	5.2 km	Not mapped	100%
Kalkallo	5.9 km	4%	46%
Oaklands Junction	6.7 km	Not mapped	97%
Donnybrook Whittlesea	7.9 km	<1%	84%
Wildwood	8.8 km	Not mapped	100%
Roxburgh Park	9.2 km	<1%	1%
Greenvale	10.1 km	6%	59%
Beveridge Mitchell	10.3 km	3%	98%
Somerton	10.6 km	2%	14%

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