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Rosanna flood map & planning overlays

Rosanna's 43 bus stops tie it joint 3rd in Banyule.

A planning-constraint profile of Rosanna (Banyule, VIC) - 3.36 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rosanna'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 Rosanna

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
66%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft
Busiest square
~17 a day
17 a day below 3,000 ft · ±13%
typical observed square 1 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.

Rosanna at a glance

Parcels 4,591 Median lot 603 m² Mapped easements 1,283 Train Rosanna Station Bus stops 43

How Rosanna is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ2) 62%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 16%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 7%
Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ3) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 3%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 2%

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

Across its 3.36 km², Rosanna is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ2). The median lot measures about 603 m² across 4,591 parcels.

Who lives in Rosanna

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

Population
8,616
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$2,213
per week, Banyule suburb typical $2,072
Median rent
$421
per week, Banyule suburb typical $400
Median mortgage
$2,482
per month
Household size
2.6
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 1093, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Rosanna's 8,616 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.1%
5-14 14.0%
15-19 5.2%
20-24 5.1%
25-34 10.9%
35-44 15.0%
45-54 13.6%
55-64 10.9%
65-74 8.8%
75-84 6.3%
85+ 5.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

12,805 in 2001 to 16,925 in 2025, up 32%.

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.

Rosanna data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap 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.

Check a specific Rosanna address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 66% of Rosanna. 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 Rosanna lot.

Rosanna planning - frequently asked

Is Rosanna flood-prone?

About 3% of Rosanna falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Rosanna bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Rosanna and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Banyule average is 13%).

Is Rosanna under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 66% of Rosanna, 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 17 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 Rosanna?

The dominant planning zone in Rosanna is General Residential Zone (GRZ2), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Rosanna have heritage-listed places?

Rosanna has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Rosanna?

Across 4,591 surveyed parcels in Rosanna, the median lot size is about 603 m². There are also 1,283 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Rosanna have a train station?

Yes - Rosanna has 1 train station: Rosanna Station. It is also served by 43 bus stops.

What is the population of Rosanna?

At the 2021 Census Rosanna had 8,616 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Heidelberg - Rosanna statistical area, which contains Rosanna, went from 12,805 people in 2001 to 16,925 in 2025, up 32%.

Is Rosanna an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rosanna scores 1093 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 Rosanna?

Median household income in Rosanna was $2,213 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,072 for the typical suburb in Banyule. Median rent was $421 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,482 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Heidelberg 1.3 km 22% 27%
Heidelberg Heights 1.5 km 2% 0%
Viewbank 1.9 km 24% 44%
Macleod 2.1 km 4% 1%
Yallambie 2.5 km 6% 29%
Heidelberg West 2.6 km 14% 0%
Eaglemont 2.6 km 22% 18%
Bellfield (Greater Melbourne) 3.1 km 8% 0%
Bulleen
Manningham
3.4 km 36% 20%
Watsonia 3.5 km 3% 0%

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