Red Hill zoning & planning overlays

The VIC Red Hill houses 1,009 people with 6 heritage places, median 50.

A planning-constraint profile of Red Hill (Mornington Peninsula, VIC) - 23.53 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Red Hill's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Red Hill

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
53%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
41%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±26% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.

Red Hill at a glance

Parcels 686 Median lot 7,486 m² Mapped easements 276

How Red Hill is zoned

Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1) 58%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ3) 21%
Green Wedge Zone (GWZ2) 13%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 2%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 2%

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

Across its 23.53 km², Red Hill is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1). The median lot measures about 7,486 m² across 686 parcels.

Who lives in Red Hill

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

Population
1,009
usual residents, 2021
Median age
50
years
Median household income
$2,344
per week, Mornington Peninsula suburb typical $1,906
Median rent
$461
per week, Mornington Peninsula suburb typical $391
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
2.7
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1079, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Red Hill's 1,009 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.2%
5-14 12.2%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 3.8%
25-34 7.3%
35-44 8.6%
45-54 16.1%
55-64 18.4%
65-74 16.7%
75-84 5.1%
85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Flinders, the wider ABS statistical area containing Red Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Red Hill itself.

5,811 in 2001 to 6,064 in 2025, up 4%.

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.

Red Hill data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 41% of Red Hill. 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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Red Hill planning - frequently asked

Is Red Hill flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Red Hill, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Mornington Peninsula is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Red Hill bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Red Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mornington Peninsula average of 86%.

Is Red Hill under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 41% of Red Hill, and over about 53% 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 0 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 Red Hill?

The dominant planning zone in Red Hill is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge Zone (GWZ3) and Green Wedge Zone (GWZ2).

Does Red Hill have heritage-listed places?

Red Hill has 6 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Red Hill?

Across 686 surveyed parcels in Red Hill, the median lot size is about 7,486 m². There are also 276 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Red Hill?

At the 2021 Census Red Hill had 1,009 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Flinders statistical area, which contains Red Hill, went from 5,811 people in 2001 to 6,064 in 2025, up 4%.

Is Red Hill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Red Hill scores 1079 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 Red Hill?

Median household income in Red Hill was $2,344 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,906 for the typical suburb in Mornington Peninsula. Median rent was $461 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Dromana 3.3 km <1% 89%
Red Hill South 3.5 km Not mapped 100%
Arthurs Seat 4.7 km Not mapped 100%
Safety Beach 5.2 km <1% 26%
Merricks North 5.6 km Not mapped 100%
Main Ridge 6.0 km Not mapped 100%
Merricks 7.0 km 2% 98%
Mccrae 7.0 km <1% 76%
Shoreham 7.5 km 3% 98%
Point Leo 7.7 km 7% 94%

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