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Oakleigh South flood map & planning overlays

Oakleigh South is served by 73 bus stops, Kingston's runner-up.

A planning-constraint profile of Oakleigh South (Kingston, VIC) - 6.65 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 South'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 South

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 1,500 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~14 a day
14 a day below 3,000 ft · ±11%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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 South at a glance

Parcels 5,415 Median lot 552 m² Mapped easements 1,924 Bus stops 73

How Oakleigh South is zoned

Special Use Zone (SUZ3) 18%
General Residential Zone (GRZ3) 17%
Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ7) 16%
Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 13%
Special Use Zone (SUZ1) 8%
Special Use Zone (SUZ2) 7%

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

Across its 6.65 km², Oakleigh South is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special Use Zone (SUZ3). The median lot measures about 552 m² across 5,415 parcels.

Who lives in Oakleigh South

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

Population
9,851
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,915
per week, Kingston suburb typical $1,932
Median rent
$418
per week, Kingston suburb typical $418
Median mortgage
$2,200
per month
Household size
2.7
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Oakleigh South's 9,851 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.6%
5-14 11.0%
15-19 4.5%
20-24 5.7%
25-34 14.9%
35-44 14.6%
45-54 12.5%
55-64 12.2%
65-74 10.0%
75-84 6.3%
85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

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

Oakleigh South planning - frequently asked

Is Oakleigh South flood-prone?

About 3% of Oakleigh South falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%.

Is Oakleigh South bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Oakleigh South and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Kingston average is 6%).

Is Oakleigh South under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Oakleigh South, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 14 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 South?

The dominant planning zone in Oakleigh South is Special Use Zone (SUZ3), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ3) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ7).

Does Oakleigh South have heritage-listed places?

Oakleigh South has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Oakleigh South?

Across 5,415 surveyed parcels in Oakleigh South, the median lot size is about 552 m². There are also 1,924 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Oakleigh South have a train station?

There is no train station inside Oakleigh South itself. The suburb is served by 73 bus stops.

What is the population of Oakleigh South?

At the 2021 Census Oakleigh South had 9,851 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Oakleigh - Huntingdale statistical area, which contains Oakleigh South, went from 19,135 people in 2001 to 25,427 in 2025, up 33%.

Is Oakleigh South an advantaged suburb?

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

Median household income in Oakleigh South was $1,915 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,932 for the typical suburb in Kingston. Median rent was $418 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Clarinda 2.2 km 9% 0%
Bentleigh East
Glen Eira
2.2 km 6% 0%
Huntingdale
Monash
2.6 km <1% 0%
Oakleigh
Monash
3.1 km 7% 0%
Heatherton 3.2 km 9% 0%
Moorabbin 3.3 km 10% 0%
Hughesdale
Monash
3.3 km 11% 0%
Oakleigh East
Monash
3.4 km 4% 0%
Clayton South 3.8 km 8% 2%
Clayton
Monash
3.8 km 8% 0%

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