Ravenhall flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Ravenhall (Melton, VIC) - 13.55 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Planning schematicRavenhall

Constraint readout

13.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay <1%

below council avg (4%) · #22 of 27 mapped council suburbs

See the Melton flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 58%

≈ council avg (60%) · #17 of 30 mapped council suburbs

Environmental1%

below council avg (14%) · #25 of 30 in council

Heritage sites 2 Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 62% Mostly Special Use Zone (SUZ1) Bushfire 17th most affected of 30 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ravenhall'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ravenhall

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

Under observed aircraft

96%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

62%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 5,000 ft

Busiest square

~62 a day

1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±10%
typical observed square 2 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.

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.

Ravenhall at a glance

Parcels 1,354 Median lot 627 m² Mapped easements 406 Train Caroline Springs Station Bus stops 8

How Ravenhall is zoned

Special Use Zone (SUZ1) 39%

Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) 25%

Special Use Zone (SUZ8) 9%

Farming Zone (FZ) 9%

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 7%

Commercial 2 Zone (C2Z) 5%

Selling in Ravenhall? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 13.55 km², Ravenhall is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special Use Zone (SUZ1). The median lot measures about 627 m² across 1,354 parcels.

Who lives in Ravenhall

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ravenhall suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

2,295

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$966

per week, Melton suburb typical $1,841

Median rent

$1,500

per week, Melton suburb typical $387

Median mortgage

$2,492

per month

Household size

1.2

people, average

Age profile

Share of Ravenhall's 2,295 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%

5-14 0.0%

15-19 2.1%

20-24 13.0%

25-34 38.3%

35-44 28.1%

45-54 12.7%

55-64 4.3%

65-74 0.9%

75-84 0.6%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Rockbank - Mount Cottrell, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ravenhall. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ravenhall itself.

1,760 in 2001 to 35,856 in 2025, up 1937%.

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.

Ravenhall 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 62% of Ravenhall. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Ravenhall planning - frequently asked

Is Ravenhall flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Ravenhall and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).

Is Ravenhall bushfire-prone?

Around 58% of Ravenhall is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Melton average of 60%.

Is Ravenhall under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 62% of Ravenhall, and over about 96% 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 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 62 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 Ravenhall?

The dominant planning zone in Ravenhall is Special Use Zone (SUZ1), though the suburb also includes Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) and Special Use Zone (SUZ8).

Does Ravenhall have heritage-listed places?

Ravenhall has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Ravenhall?

Across 1,354 surveyed parcels in Ravenhall, the median lot size is about 627 m². There are also 406 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Ravenhall have a train station?

Yes - Ravenhall has 1 train station: Caroline Springs Station. It is also served by 8 bus stops.

What is the population of Ravenhall?

At the 2021 Census Ravenhall had 2,295 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 1.2 people. The wider Rockbank - Mount Cottrell statistical area, which contains Ravenhall, went from 1,760 people in 2001 to 35,856 in 2025, up 1937%.

What is the median household income in Ravenhall?

Median household income in Ravenhall was $966 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,841 for the typical suburb in Melton. Median rent was $1,500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,492 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Deer Park Brimbank	2.6 km	7%	0%
Burnside	2.7 km	6%	2%
Albanvale Brimbank	4.0 km	2%	0%
Truganina	4.1 km	<1%	56%
Derrimut Brimbank	4.1 km	0%	17%
Cairnlea Brimbank	4.6 km	6%	0%
Caroline Springs	4.6 km	3%	4%
Burnside Heights	4.7 km	3%	7%
Kings Park Brimbank	5.3 km	4%	<1%
Deanside	5.3 km	5%	74%

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