Newport flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Newport leads Hobsons Bay on income ($2,657) and rent ($471).
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Newport
(Hobsons Bay, VIC) - 5.16 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.16 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newport'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 Newport
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 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.
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.
Newport at a glance
How Newport is zoned
Selling in Newport? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.16 km², Newport is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 94 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 343 m² across 7,183 parcels.
Who lives in Newport
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newport 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 1107, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newport's 13,658 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Newport, the wider ABS statistical area containing Newport. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newport itself.
14,723 in 2001 to 20,328 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Newport 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 Newport 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 Newport. 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 Newport lot.
Newport planning - frequently asked
Is Newport flood-prone?
About 2% of Newport falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Newport bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Newport and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Hobsons Bay average is 4%).
Is Newport under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Newport, 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 22 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 Newport?
The dominant planning zone in Newport is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Newport have heritage-listed places?
Newport has 94 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Newport?
Across 7,183 surveyed parcels in Newport, the median lot size is about 343 m². There are also 888 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Newport have a train station?
Yes - Newport has 2 train stations: Newport Station, North Williamstown Station. It is also served by 58 bus stops.
What is the population of Newport?
At the 2021 Census Newport had 13,658 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Newport statistical area, which contains Newport, went from 14,723 people in 2001 to 20,328 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Newport an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newport scores 1107 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 Newport?
Median household income in Newport was $2,657 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,155 for the typical suburb in Hobsons Bay. Median rent was $471 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,507 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williamstown North | 1.3 km | 10% | 0% |
| Spotswood | 1.9 km | 5% | 0% |
| Williamstown | 1.9 km | 9% | 0% |
| South Kingsville | 1.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Yarraville Maribyrnong |
3.1 km | 10% | 0% |
| Seaholme | 3.7 km | 14% | 0% |
| Port Melbourne Port Phillip |
4.0 km | 10% | 0% |
| Kingsville Maribyrnong |
4.2 km | 5% | 0% |
| Altona North | 4.3 km | 10% | 6% |
| Seddon Maribyrnong |
4.4 km | 3% | 0% |