Powelltown flood map & planning overlays
Powelltown, median 47, sits in conservation zoning with 9 heritage places on 1,301 m² lots.
A planning-constraint profile of Powelltown
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 50.53 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
50.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Powelltown'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 Powelltown
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 17 Oct 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Powelltown at a glance
How Powelltown is zoned
Selling in Powelltown? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 50.53 km², Powelltown is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,301 m² across 157 parcels.
Who lives in Powelltown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Powelltown 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 866, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Powelltown's 214 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarra Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Powelltown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Powelltown itself.
15,932 in 2001 to 17,087 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Powelltown 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 17 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 Powelltown 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 2% of Powelltown. 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 Powelltown lot.
Powelltown planning - frequently asked
Is Powelltown flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Powelltown and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).
Is Powelltown bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Powelltown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Powelltown under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Powelltown, and over about 13% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. 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 Powelltown?
The dominant planning zone in Powelltown is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3).
Does Powelltown have heritage-listed places?
Powelltown has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Powelltown?
Across 157 surveyed parcels in Powelltown, the median lot size is about 1,301 m². There are also 23 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Powelltown?
At the 2021 Census Powelltown had 214 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yarra Valley statistical area, which contains Powelltown, went from 15,932 people in 2001 to 17,087 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Powelltown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Powelltown scores 866 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Powelltown?
Median household income in Powelltown was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,235 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilderoy | 5.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Ada Baw Baw |
7.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Three Bridges | 8.2 km | 2% | 100% |
| Big Pats Creek | 10.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gentle Annie Baw Baw |
11.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Gladysdale | 12.2 km | 3% | 100% |
| Beenak | 12.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarra Junction | 14.6 km | 15% | 100% |
| Piedmont Baw Baw |
15.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nayook Baw Baw |
15.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |