Queenscliff flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Queenscliff has a median age of 62, joint 13th in Victoria.
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A planning-constraint profile of Queenscliff
(Queenscliffe, VIC) - 3.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
3.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Queenscliff'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 Queenscliff
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.
Queenscliff at a glance
How Queenscliff is zoned
Selling in Queenscliff? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.89 km², Queenscliff is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 146 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 536 m² across 1,560 parcels.
Who lives in Queenscliff
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Queenscliff 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 1058, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Queenscliff's 1,516 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff, the wider ABS statistical area containing Queenscliff. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Queenscliff 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.
Queenscliff 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 Queenscliff 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 79% of Queenscliff. 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 Queenscliff lot.
Queenscliff planning - frequently asked
Is Queenscliff flood-prone?
About 45% of Queenscliff falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Queenscliff bushfire-prone?
Around 51% of Queenscliff is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Queenscliffe average of 26%.
Is Queenscliff under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Queenscliff, and over about 91% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Queenscliff?
The dominant planning zone in Queenscliff is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Queenscliff have heritage-listed places?
Queenscliff has 146 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Queenscliff?
Across 1,560 surveyed parcels in Queenscliff, the median lot size is about 536 m². There are also 645 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Queenscliff have a train station?
There is no train station inside Queenscliff itself. The suburb is served by 18 bus stops.
What is the population of Queenscliff?
At the 2021 Census Queenscliff had 1,516 usual residents, with a median age of 62 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Point Lonsdale - Queenscliff statistical area, which contains Queenscliff, went from 4,124 people in 2001 to 6,053 in 2025, up 47%.
Is Queenscliff an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Queenscliff scores 1058 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Queenscliff?
Median household income in Queenscliff was $1,473 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,473 for the typical suburb in Queenscliffe. Median rent was $369 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,232 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan Island | 2.4 km | 49% | 0% |
| Swan Bay Greater Geelong |
3.6 km | 10% | 30% |
| Point Lonsdale Greater Geelong |
5.7 km | 44% | 71% |
| Mannerim Greater Geelong |
7.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Portsea Mornington Peninsula |
7.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Marcus Hill Greater Geelong |
8.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| St Leonards Greater Geelong |
9.5 km | 19% | 86% |
| Sorrento Mornington Peninsula |
10.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Drysdale Greater Geelong |
11.5 km | 2% | 94% |
| Ocean Grove Greater Geelong |
11.6 km | 19% | 49% |