Peterborough flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Peterborough has Corangamite's smallest lots, 1,002 m².
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A planning-constraint profile of Peterborough
(Corangamite, VIC) - 39.99 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
39.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Peterborough'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 Peterborough
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 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Peterborough at a glance
How Peterborough is zoned
Selling in Peterborough? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 39.99 km², Peterborough is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 1,002 m² across 637 parcels.
Who lives in Peterborough
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Peterborough 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 1023, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Peterborough's 322 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Corangamite - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Peterborough. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Peterborough itself.
7,914 in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Peterborough 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 Peterborough 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 38% of Peterborough. 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 Peterborough lot.
Peterborough planning - frequently asked
Is Peterborough flood-prone?
About 15% of Peterborough falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Peterborough bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Peterborough is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Corangamite average of 96%.
Is Peterborough under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 38% of Peterborough, and over about 45% 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 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 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 Peterborough?
The dominant planning zone in Peterborough is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) and Farming Zone (FZ1).
Does Peterborough have heritage-listed places?
Peterborough has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Peterborough?
Across 637 surveyed parcels in Peterborough, the median lot size is about 1,002 m². There are also 220 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Peterborough have a train station?
There is no train station inside Peterborough itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Peterborough?
At the 2021 Census Peterborough had 322 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Corangamite - South statistical area, which contains Peterborough, went from 7,914 people in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Peterborough an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Peterborough scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Peterborough?
Median household income in Peterborough was $1,383 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,640 for the typical suburb in Corangamite. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heytesbury Lower | 2.8 km | 10% | 100% |
| Timboon West | 6.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Paaratte | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Curdievale | 8.4 km | 7% | 100% |
| Nirranda South Moyne |
9.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Newfield | 10.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Port Campbell | 11.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Nirranda East Moyne |
12.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Timboon | 13.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Waarre | 13.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |