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Oakleigh East flood map & planning overlays

Oakleigh East's 343 m² blocks are Monash's tightest.

A planning-constraint profile of Oakleigh East (Monash, VIC) - 2.06 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Oakleigh East'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Oakleigh East

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

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
100%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,000 ft
Busiest square
~3 a day
3 a day below 3,000 ft · ±26%
typical observed square 1 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.

Oakleigh East at a glance

Parcels 3,652 Median lot 343 m² Mapped easements 784 Bus stops 29

How Oakleigh East is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ3) 73%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 10%
General Residential Zone (GRZ2) 5%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 5%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 4%
PRZ3 1%

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

Across its 2.06 km², Oakleigh East is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ3). The median lot measures about 343 m² across 3,652 parcels.

Who lives in Oakleigh East

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

Population
6,804
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$1,951
per week, Monash suburb typical $1,922
Median rent
$425
per week, Monash suburb typical $418
Median mortgage
$2,300
per month
Household size
2.6
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1052, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Oakleigh East's 6,804 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.0%
5-14 10.0%
15-19 4.0%
20-24 8.9%
25-34 19.7%
35-44 14.9%
45-54 12.5%
55-64 9.1%
65-74 6.7%
75-84 5.4%
85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

19,135 in 2001 to 25,427 in 2025, up 33%.

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.

Oakleigh East data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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)Not heldVicmap 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.

Check a specific Oakleigh East address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Oakleigh East. 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 Oakleigh East lot.

Oakleigh East planning - frequently asked

Is Oakleigh East flood-prone?

About 4% of Oakleigh East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.

Is Oakleigh East bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Oakleigh East and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Monash average is 2%).

Is Oakleigh East under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Oakleigh East, 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 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 Oakleigh East?

The dominant planning zone in Oakleigh East is General Residential Zone (GRZ3), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and General Residential Zone (GRZ2).

Does Oakleigh East have heritage-listed places?

Oakleigh East has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Oakleigh East?

Across 3,652 surveyed parcels in Oakleigh East, the median lot size is about 343 m². There are also 784 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Oakleigh East have a train station?

There is no train station inside Oakleigh East itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.

What is the population of Oakleigh East?

At the 2021 Census Oakleigh East had 6,804 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Oakleigh - Huntingdale statistical area, which contains Oakleigh East, went from 19,135 people in 2001 to 25,427 in 2025, up 33%.

Is Oakleigh East an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Oakleigh East scores 1052 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 Oakleigh East?

Median household income in Oakleigh East was $1,951 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,922 for the typical suburb in Monash. Median rent was $425 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Huntingdale 0.9 km <1% 0%
Clayton 1.7 km 8% 0%
Notting Hill 2.1 km <1% 0%
Oakleigh 2.1 km 7% 0%
Chadstone 2.9 km 2% 0%
Mount Waverley 3.1 km 2% 2%
Hughesdale 3.2 km 11% 0%
Oakleigh South
Kingston
3.4 km 3% 0%
Murrumbeena
Glen Eira
4.2 km 18% 0%
Clarinda
Kingston
4.3 km 9% 0%

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