Point Lonsdale flood map & planning overlays
Point Lonsdale: median 61 (2nd in Greater Geelong) and 83.9% landscape overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Point Lonsdale
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 14.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
14.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Point Lonsdale'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 Point Lonsdale
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.
Point Lonsdale at a glance
How Point Lonsdale is zoned
Selling in Point Lonsdale? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 14.28 km², Point Lonsdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 33 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 609 m² across 3,694 parcels.
Who lives in Point Lonsdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Point Lonsdale 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 1070, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Point Lonsdale's 3,788 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, the wider ABS statistical area containing Point Lonsdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Point Lonsdale itself.
4,124 in 2001 to 6,053 in 2025, up 47%.
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.
Point Lonsdale 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 Point Lonsdale 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 88% of Point Lonsdale. 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 Point Lonsdale lot.
Point Lonsdale planning - frequently asked
Is Point Lonsdale flood-prone?
About 44% of Point Lonsdale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Point Lonsdale bushfire-prone?
Around 71% of Point Lonsdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Geelong average of 50%.
Is Point Lonsdale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 88% of Point Lonsdale, and over about 92% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Point Lonsdale?
The dominant planning zone in Point Lonsdale is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does Point Lonsdale have heritage-listed places?
Point Lonsdale has 33 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Point Lonsdale?
Across 3,694 surveyed parcels in Point Lonsdale, the median lot size is about 609 m². There are also 1,758 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Point Lonsdale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Point Lonsdale itself. The suburb is served by 23 bus stops.
What is the population of Point Lonsdale?
At the 2021 Census Point Lonsdale had 3,788 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff statistical area, which contains Point Lonsdale, went from 4,124 people in 2001 to 6,053 in 2025, up 47%.
Is Point Lonsdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Point Lonsdale scores 1070 and sits in decile 9 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 Point Lonsdale?
Median household income in Point Lonsdale was $1,554 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Hill | 3.7 km | 9% | 100% |
| Mannerim | 5.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Queenscliff Queenscliffe |
5.7 km | 45% | 51% |
| Ocean Grove | 6.0 km | 19% | 49% |
| Swan Bay | 7.0 km | 10% | 30% |
| Swan Island Queenscliffe |
7.4 km | 49% | 0% |
| Wallington | 9.0 km | 22% | 86% |
| Barwon Heads | 9.6 km | 45% | 52% |
| Drysdale | 10.0 km | 2% | 94% |
| Portsea Mornington Peninsula |
11.6 km | 2% | 100% |