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Oaklands Junction zoning & planning overlays

Oaklands Junction tops Hume on income ($2,550) and is 2nd for rent.

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A planning-constraint profile of Oaklands Junction (Hume, VIC) - 35.49 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Oaklands Junction's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Oaklands Junction

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

51%

51% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 30

Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

  • Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_20
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_25
  • vic_melbourne_airport_anef_30

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft
83%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
47%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,000 ft
Busiest square
~321 a day
321 a day below 3,000 ft · ±3%
typical observed square 11 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 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.

Oaklands Junction at a glance

Parcels 192 Median lot 13,788 m² Mapped easements 169

How Oaklands Junction is zoned

Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) 91%
Special Use Zone (SUZ14) 9%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Commonwealth Land (CA) 0%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 0%

Selling in Oaklands Junction? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 35.49 km², Oaklands Junction 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, 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ). The median lot measures about 13,788 m² across 192 parcels.

Who lives in Oaklands Junction

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Oaklands Junction suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
439
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$2,550
per week, Hume suburb typical $1,683
Median rent
$462
per week, Hume suburb typical $359
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
3.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1038, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Oaklands Junction's 439 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.1%
5-14 14.3%
15-19 10.4%
20-24 7.4%
25-34 6.9%
35-44 12.0%
45-54 17.7%
55-64 15.7%
65-74 7.8%
75-84 2.8%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Greenvale - Bulla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Oaklands Junction. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Oaklands Junction itself.

9,950 in 2001 to 26,757 in 2025, up 169%.

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.

Oaklands Junction data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Inside a held contourVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 47% of Oaklands Junction. 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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Oaklands Junction planning - frequently asked

Is Oaklands Junction flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Oaklands Junction, 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. Hume is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Oaklands Junction bushfire-prone?

Around 97% of Oaklands Junction is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hume average of 42%.

Is Oaklands Junction affected by aircraft noise?

About 51% of Oaklands Junction sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 30 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Oaklands Junction under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 47% of Oaklands Junction, and over about 83% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 321 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 Oaklands Junction?

The dominant planning zone in Oaklands Junction is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ), though the suburb also includes Special Use Zone (SUZ14) and Transport Zone (TRZ3).

Does Oaklands Junction have heritage-listed places?

Oaklands Junction has 15 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Oaklands Junction?

Across 192 surveyed parcels in Oaklands Junction, the median lot size is about 13,788 m². There are also 169 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Oaklands Junction?

At the 2021 Census Oaklands Junction had 439 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Greenvale - Bulla statistical area, which contains Oaklands Junction, went from 9,950 people in 2001 to 26,757 in 2025, up 169%.

Is Oaklands Junction an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Oaklands Junction scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Oaklands Junction?

Median household income in Oaklands Junction was $2,550 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,683 for the typical suburb in Hume. Median rent was $462 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yuroke 2.4 km Not mapped 100%
Wildwood 3.2 km Not mapped 100%
Bulla 6.4 km 1% 98%
Mickleham 6.7 km 6% 80%
Greenvale 7.2 km 6% 59%
Craigieburn 8.1 km 2% 36%
Roxburgh Park 9.7 km <1% 1%
Attwood 10.8 km 4% 78%
Melbourne Airport 10.9 km 1% 63%
Sunbury 10.9 km 2% 83%

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