Nunawading flood map & planning overlays
Nunawading counts 12,413 residents and 11 heritage places on 583 m² lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Nunawading
(Whitehorse, VIC) - 5.08 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.08 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nunawading'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 Nunawading
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.
Nunawading at a glance
How Nunawading is zoned
Selling in Nunawading? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.08 km², Nunawading is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4). The median lot measures about 583 m² across 7,132 parcels.
Who lives in Nunawading
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nunawading 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 1059, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nunawading's 12,413 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Nunawading, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nunawading. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nunawading itself.
10,693 in 2001 to 13,247 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Nunawading 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 Nunawading address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Nunawading. 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 Nunawading lot.
Nunawading planning - frequently asked
Is Nunawading flood-prone?
About 1% of Nunawading falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Nunawading bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Nunawading and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Whitehorse average is 3%).
Is Nunawading under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Nunawading, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 11 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 Nunawading?
The dominant planning zone in Nunawading is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ3) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).
Does Nunawading have heritage-listed places?
Nunawading has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Nunawading?
Across 7,132 surveyed parcels in Nunawading, the median lot size is about 583 m². There are also 2,229 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Nunawading have a train station?
Yes - Nunawading has 1 train station: Nunawading Station. It is also served by 70 bus stops.
What is the population of Nunawading?
At the 2021 Census Nunawading had 12,413 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Nunawading statistical area, which contains Nunawading, went from 10,693 people in 2001 to 13,247 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Nunawading an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nunawading scores 1059 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Nunawading?
Median household income in Nunawading was $1,938 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,941 for the typical suburb in Whitehorse. Median rent was $391 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcham | 2.1 km | 1% | 15% |
| Blackburn North | 2.3 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Blackburn | 2.3 km | 7% | 7% |
| Forest Hill | 2.8 km | 2% | 0% |
| Vermont | 3.2 km | 4% | 11% |
| Donvale Manningham |
3.4 km | 5% | 75% |
| Blackburn South | 3.6 km | 3% | 0% |
| Box Hill North | 4.3 km | 3% | 0% |
| Vermont South | 4.4 km | 15% | 15% |
| Box Hill | 4.4 km | 2% | 0% |