Mitcham flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Mitcham is Whitehorse's biggest, 16,795 people and 92 bus stops.
A planning-constraint profile of Mitcham
(Whitehorse, VIC) - 6.63 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
6.63 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mitcham'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 Mitcham
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.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 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.
Mitcham at a glance
How Mitcham is zoned
Selling in Mitcham? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 6.63 km², Mitcham is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 34 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ3). The median lot measures about 534 m² across 9,890 parcels.
Who lives in Mitcham
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mitcham 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 1075, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mitcham's 16,795 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mitcham (Vic.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Mitcham. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mitcham itself.
14,232 in 2001 to 17,496 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Mitcham 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 Mitcham 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 100% of Mitcham. 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 Mitcham lot.
Mitcham planning - frequently asked
Is Mitcham flood-prone?
About 1% of Mitcham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Mitcham bushfire-prone?
Around 15% of Mitcham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitehorse average of 3%.
Is Mitcham under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Mitcham, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Mitcham?
The dominant planning zone in Mitcham is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ3), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4).
Does Mitcham have heritage-listed places?
Mitcham has 34 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mitcham?
Across 9,890 surveyed parcels in Mitcham, the median lot size is about 534 m². There are also 2,906 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mitcham have a train station?
Yes - Mitcham has 1 train station: Mitcham Station. It is also served by 92 bus stops.
What is the population of Mitcham?
At the 2021 Census Mitcham had 16,795 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Mitcham (Vic.) statistical area, which contains Mitcham, went from 14,232 people in 2001 to 17,496 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Mitcham an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mitcham scores 1075 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mitcham?
Median household income in Mitcham was $2,030 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,941 for the typical suburb in Whitehorse. Median rent was $406 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nunawading | 2.1 km | 1% | <1% |
| Vermont | 2.5 km | 4% | 11% |
| Ringwood Maroondah |
2.6 km | 6% | 2% |
| Donvale Manningham |
3.5 km | 5% | 75% |
| Forest Hill | 3.8 km | 2% | 0% |
| Ringwood North Maroondah |
4.0 km | 1% | 27% |
| Blackburn North | 4.1 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Blackburn | 4.3 km | 7% | 7% |
| Heathmont Maroondah |
4.3 km | 7% | 5% |
| Ringwood East Maroondah |
4.3 km | <1% | 4% |