Newcomb flood map & planning overlays
Newcomb matches Moolap at 53.5% flood mapping, joint 3rd.
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A planning-constraint profile of Newcomb
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 3.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
3.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newcomb'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 Newcomb
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: 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.
Newcomb at a glance
How Newcomb is zoned
Selling in Newcomb? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.58 km², Newcomb is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 54% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ8). The median lot measures about 584 m² across 2,687 parcels.
Who lives in Newcomb
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newcomb 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 901, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newcomb's 4,704 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Newcomb - Moolap, the wider ABS statistical area containing Newcomb. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newcomb itself.
13,933 in 2001 to 15,187 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Newcomb 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 Newcomb 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 34% of Newcomb. 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 Newcomb lot.
Newcomb planning - frequently asked
Is Newcomb flood-prone?
About 54% of Newcomb falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Newcomb bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Newcomb and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Greater Geelong average is 50%).
Is Newcomb under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 34% of Newcomb, and over about 41% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Newcomb?
The dominant planning zone in Newcomb is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ8), though the suburb also includes Special Use Zone (SUZ1) and General Residential Zone (GRZ4).
Does Newcomb have heritage-listed places?
Newcomb has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Newcomb?
Across 2,687 surveyed parcels in Newcomb, the median lot size is about 584 m². There are also 991 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Newcomb have a train station?
There is no train station inside Newcomb itself. The suburb is served by 37 bus stops.
What is the population of Newcomb?
At the 2021 Census Newcomb had 4,704 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Newcomb - Moolap statistical area, which contains Newcomb, went from 13,933 people in 2001 to 15,187 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Newcomb an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newcomb scores 901 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 Newcomb?
Median household income in Newcomb was $1,148 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington | 1.5 km | 53% | 3% |
| Thomson (Geelong) | 1.6 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| East Geelong | 1.6 km | 6% | 0% |
| Breakwater | 2.4 km | 26% | 30% |
| South Geelong | 2.7 km | 34% | <1% |
| Moolap | 3.1 km | 54% | 50% |
| Geelong | 3.2 km | 6% | 0% |
| St Albans Park | 3.8 km | 38% | 50% |
| Belmont | 4.8 km | 30% | 10% |
| Charlemont | 4.9 km | 40% | 83% |