Richmond flood map & planning overlays
The VIC Richmond leads Yarra on heritage (216), people (28,587) and tram stops (59).
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A planning-constraint profile of Richmond
(Yarra, VIC) - 4.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
4.45 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Richmond'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 Richmond
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 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.
Richmond at a glance
How Richmond is zoned
Selling in Richmond? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 4.45 km², Richmond is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 216 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ2). The median lot measures about 552 m² across 20,909 parcels.
Who lives in Richmond
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Richmond 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 1104, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Richmond's 28,587 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Richmond (South) - Cremorne, the wider ABS statistical area containing Richmond. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Richmond itself.
14,216 in 2001 to 19,225 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Richmond 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 Richmond 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 Richmond. 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 Richmond lot.
Richmond planning - frequently asked
Is Richmond flood-prone?
About 6% of Richmond falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%.
Is Richmond bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Richmond and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Richmond under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Richmond, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 33 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 Richmond?
The dominant planning zone in Richmond is General Residential Zone (GRZ2), though the suburb also includes Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ1) and Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z).
Does Richmond have heritage-listed places?
Richmond has 216 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Richmond?
Across 20,909 surveyed parcels in Richmond, the median lot size is about 552 m². There are also 1,578 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Richmond have a train station?
Yes - Richmond has 3 train stations: North Richmond Station, Richmond Station, West Richmond Station. It is also served by 7 bus stops and 59 tram stops.
What is the population of Richmond?
At the 2021 Census Richmond had 28,587 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Richmond (South) - Cremorne statistical area, which contains Richmond, went from 14,216 people in 2001 to 19,225 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Richmond an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Richmond scores 1104 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 Richmond?
Median household income in Richmond was $2,245 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,231 for the typical suburb in Yarra. Median rent was $441 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,292 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cremorne | 1.2 km | 16% | 0% |
| Burnley | 1.5 km | 41% | 0% |
| East Melbourne Melbourne |
1.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| South Yarra Stonnington |
2.0 km | 14% | 0% |
| Abbotsford | 2.1 km | 18% | 0% |
| Melbourne Melbourne |
2.1 km | 18% | 0% |
| Toorak Stonnington |
2.5 km | 11% | 0% |
| Collingwood | 2.6 km | 15% | 0% |
| Hawthorn Boroondara |
2.9 km | 16% | 0% |
| Fitzroy | 3.2 km | 10% | 0% |