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Sandy Point flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Sandy Point: 42.5% flood mapping on 658 m² lots.

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A planning-constraint profile of Sandy Point (South Gippsland, VIC) - 28.75 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 Sandy Point'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 Sandy Point

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
33%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
1%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 5,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Sandy Point at a glance

Parcels 890 Median lot 658 m² Mapped easements 86

How Sandy Point is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 77%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 19%
Township Zone (TZ) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ1) 0%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 0%

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

Across its 28.75 km², Sandy Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 658 m² across 890 parcels.

Who lives in Sandy Point

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

Population
312
usual residents, 2021
Median age
58
years
Median household income
$1,343
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $1,540
Median rent
$280
per week, South Gippsland suburb typical $255
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.1
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1018, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sandy Point's 312 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.3%
5-14 9.1%
15-19 3.1%
20-24 1.6%
25-34 6.0%
35-44 8.2%
45-54 14.5%
55-64 22.0%
65-74 23.9%
75-84 8.5%
85+ 1.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,272 in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

Sandy Point 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.

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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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Sandy Point planning - frequently asked

Is Sandy Point flood-prone?

About 42% of Sandy Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Sandy Point bushfire-prone?

Around 90% of Sandy Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.

Is Sandy Point under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 33% of Sandy Point in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. 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 Sandy Point?

The dominant planning zone in Sandy Point is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Township Zone (TZ).

Does Sandy Point have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Sandy Point.

What is the typical lot size in Sandy Point?

Across 890 surveyed parcels in Sandy Point, the median lot size is about 658 m². There are also 86 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Sandy Point?

At the 2021 Census Sandy Point had 312 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Foster statistical area, which contains Sandy Point, went from 8,272 people in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.

Is Sandy Point an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sandy Point scores 1018 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sandy Point?

Median household income in Sandy Point was $1,343 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Waratah Bay 5.8 km 16% 100%
Yanakie 6.7 km 20% 100%
Walkerville North 11.0 km 14% 100%
Walkerville 11.2 km <1% 100%
Fish Creek 11.2 km 1% 100%
Walkerville South 11.8 km 5% 100%
Foster 17.5 km 7% 99%
Tarwin Lower 18.4 km 13% 100%
Buffalo 18.9 km 12% 100%
Port Franklin 19.4 km 66% 100%

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