Newborough flood map & planning overlays
Newborough has 6,886 people and 53 bus stops, 4th in Latrobe for both.
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A planning-constraint profile of Newborough
(Latrobe, VIC) - 19.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
19.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newborough'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 Newborough
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 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.
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.
Newborough at a glance
How Newborough is zoned
Selling in Newborough? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 19.48 km², Newborough is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Urban Growth Zone (UGZ1). The median lot measures about 739 m² across 4,118 parcels.
Who lives in Newborough
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newborough 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 892, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newborough's 6,886 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moe - Newborough, the wider ABS statistical area containing Newborough. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newborough itself.
17,061 in 2001 to 17,640 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Newborough 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 Newborough 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 88% of Newborough. 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 Newborough lot.
Newborough planning - frequently asked
Is Newborough flood-prone?
About 22% of Newborough falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Newborough bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Newborough is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Latrobe average of 96%.
Is Newborough under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 88% of Newborough, and over about 96% 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 3,000 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 Newborough?
The dominant planning zone in Newborough is Urban Growth Zone (UGZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Farming Zone (FZ2).
Does Newborough have heritage-listed places?
Newborough has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Newborough?
Across 4,118 surveyed parcels in Newborough, the median lot size is about 739 m². There are also 1,369 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Newborough have a train station?
There is no train station inside Newborough itself. The suburb is served by 53 bus stops.
What is the population of Newborough?
At the 2021 Census Newborough had 6,886 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Moe - Newborough statistical area, which contains Newborough, went from 17,061 people in 2001 to 17,640 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Newborough an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newborough scores 892 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Newborough?
Median household income in Newborough was $1,165 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,732 for the typical suburb in Latrobe. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,118 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moe | 3.6 km | 28% | 70% |
| Yallourn | 5.0 km | 8% | 99% |
| Hernes Oak | 5.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Moe South | 5.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Westbury Baw Baw |
6.8 km | 26% | 100% |
| Coalville Baw Baw |
7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Trafalgar East Baw Baw |
8.8 km | 26% | 100% |
| Tanjil South Baw Baw |
8.9 km | 14% | 100% |
| Yallourn North | 9.6 km | 6% | 99% |
| Driffield | 10.5 km | 6% | 100% |