Parkville flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Parkville has a median age of 26, 7th-lowest in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Parkville
(Melbourne, VIC) - 4.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
4.1 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Parkville'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 Parkville
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 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.
Parkville at a glance
How Parkville is zoned
Selling in Parkville? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 4.1 km², Parkville is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 140 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ). The median lot measures about 2,189 m² across 3,996 parcels.
Who lives in Parkville
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Parkville 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 1102, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Parkville's 7,074 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Parkville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Parkville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Parkville itself.
5,332 in 2001 to 8,280 in 2025, up 55%.
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.
Parkville 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 Parkville 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 Parkville. 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 Parkville lot.
Parkville planning - frequently asked
Is Parkville flood-prone?
About 3% of Parkville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Parkville bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Parkville and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Parkville under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Parkville, 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 9 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 Parkville?
The dominant planning zone in Parkville is Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Parkville have heritage-listed places?
Parkville has 140 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Parkville?
Across 3,996 surveyed parcels in Parkville, the median lot size is about 2,189 m². There are also 264 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Parkville have a train station?
Yes - Parkville has 2 train stations: Parkville Station, Royal Park Station. It is also served by 25 bus stops and 25 tram stops.
What is the population of Parkville?
At the 2021 Census Parkville had 7,074 usual residents, with a median age of 26 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Parkville statistical area, which contains Parkville, went from 5,332 people in 2001 to 8,280 in 2025, up 55%.
Is Parkville an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Parkville scores 1102 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 Parkville?
Median household income in Parkville was $1,885 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,926 for the typical suburb in Melbourne. Median rent was $396 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Melbourne | 1.2 km | 29% | 0% |
| Travancore Moonee Valley |
1.3 km | 5% | 0% |
| Princes Hill Yarra |
1.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Carlton North | 1.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Carlton | 2.2 km | 5% | 0% |
| Flemington Moonee Valley |
2.3 km | 41% | 0% |
| Kensington | 2.4 km | 27% | 0% |
| Brunswick Merri-Bek |
2.5 km | 15% | 0% |
| Ascot Vale Moonee Valley |
2.5 km | 22% | 0% |
| Brunswick West Merri-Bek |
2.6 km | 9% | 0% |