Princes Hill flood map & planning overlays
Princes Hill lots are just 257 m², 5th-smallest in Victoria.
A planning-constraint profile of Princes Hill
(Yarra, VIC) - 0.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 17 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.44 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Princes Hill'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 Princes Hill
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
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.
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.
Princes Hill at a glance
How Princes Hill is zoned
Selling in Princes Hill? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 0.44 km², Princes Hill is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 24 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1). The median lot measures about 257 m² across 1,136 parcels.
Who lives in Princes Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Princes Hill 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 1103, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Princes Hill's 2,005 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Carlton North - Princes Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Princes Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Princes Hill itself.
8,433 in 2001 to 8,828 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Princes Hill 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 Princes Hill 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 Princes Hill. 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 Princes Hill lot.
Princes Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Princes Hill flood-prone?
About 10% of Princes Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Princes Hill bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Princes Hill and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Princes Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Princes Hill, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 17 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 5 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 Princes Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Princes Hill is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ2).
Does Princes Hill have heritage-listed places?
Princes Hill has 24 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Princes Hill?
Across 1,136 surveyed parcels in Princes Hill, the median lot size is about 257 m². There are also 55 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Princes Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Princes Hill itself. The suburb is served by 2 tram stops.
What is the population of Princes Hill?
At the 2021 Census Princes Hill had 2,005 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Carlton North - Princes Hill statistical area, which contains Princes Hill, went from 8,433 people in 2001 to 8,828 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Princes Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Princes Hill scores 1103 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 Princes Hill?
Median household income in Princes Hill was $2,218 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,231 for the typical suburb in Yarra. Median rent was $462 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton North Melbourne |
0.6 km | 10% | 0% |
| Parkville Melbourne |
1.6 km | 3% | 0% |
| Fitzroy North | 1.7 km | 6% | 0% |
| Brunswick Merri-Bek |
1.8 km | 15% | 0% |
| Brunswick East Merri-Bek |
1.8 km | 21% | 0% |
| Carlton Melbourne |
2.0 km | 5% | 0% |
| Fitzroy | 2.3 km | 10% | 0% |
| North Melbourne Melbourne |
2.6 km | 29% | 0% |
| Travancore Moonee Valley |
2.7 km | 5% | 0% |
| Brunswick West Merri-Bek |
2.8 km | 9% | 0% |