New Gisborne zoning & planning overlays
New Gisborne has Macedon Ranges' smallest lots, 884 m².
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A planning-constraint profile of New Gisborne
(Macedon Ranges, VIC) - 26.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
26.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to New Gisborne's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over New Gisborne
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: 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.
New Gisborne at a glance
How New Gisborne is zoned
Selling in New Gisborne? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 26.21 km², New Gisborne is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1). The median lot measures about 884 m² across 1,584 parcels.
Who lives in New Gisborne
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the New Gisborne 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 1068, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of New Gisborne's 2,509 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gisborne, the wider ABS statistical area containing New Gisborne. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than New Gisborne itself.
9,055 in 2001 to 15,959 in 2025, up 76%.
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.
New Gisborne data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 New Gisborne address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 38% of New Gisborne. 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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New Gisborne planning - frequently asked
Is New Gisborne flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering New Gisborne, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Macedon Ranges is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is New Gisborne bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of New Gisborne is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 99%.
Is New Gisborne under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 38% of New Gisborne, and over about 81% 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 1,500 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 New Gisborne?
The dominant planning zone in New Gisborne is Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ5) and Rural Living Zone (RLZ1).
Does New Gisborne have heritage-listed places?
New Gisborne has 16 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in New Gisborne?
Across 1,584 surveyed parcels in New Gisborne, the median lot size is about 884 m². There are also 883 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does New Gisborne have a train station?
Yes - New Gisborne has 1 train station: Gisborne Station. It is also served by 20 bus stops.
What is the population of New Gisborne?
At the 2021 Census New Gisborne had 2,509 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Gisborne statistical area, which contains New Gisborne, went from 9,055 people in 2001 to 15,959 in 2025, up 76%.
Is New Gisborne an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), New Gisborne scores 1068 and sits in decile 9 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 New Gisborne?
Median household income in New Gisborne was $2,279 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $451 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macedon | 4.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Riddells Creek | 6.2 km | 0% | 98% |
| Cherokee | 6.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gisborne | 6.7 km | 3% | 92% |
| Mount Macedon | 6.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kerrie | 9.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bullengarook | 10.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hesket | 10.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Gisborne South | 10.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woodend | 11.3 km | 14% | 98% |