Sassafras zoning & planning overlays
Sassafras guards 12 heritage places inside total bushfire mapping, median 47.
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A planning-constraint profile of Sassafras
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 4.67 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.
Constraint readout
4.67 km² - 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.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sassafras'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Sassafras
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
Sassafras at a glance
How Sassafras is zoned
Selling in Sassafras? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 4.67 km², Sassafras 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 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,590 m² across 706 parcels.
Who lives in Sassafras
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sassafras 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 1074, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sassafras's 970 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mount Dandenong - Olinda, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sassafras. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sassafras itself.
9,787 in 2001 to 9,587 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Sassafras data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Sassafras address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Sassafras. 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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Sassafras planning - frequently asked
Is Sassafras flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Sassafras, 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. Yarra Ranges is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Sassafras bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Sassafras is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Sassafras under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Sassafras, and over about 37% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Sassafras?
The dominant planning zone in Sassafras is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge A Zone (GWAZ1) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1).
Does Sassafras have heritage-listed places?
Sassafras has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Sassafras?
Across 706 surveyed parcels in Sassafras, the median lot size is about 1,590 m². There are also 337 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Sassafras have a train station?
There is no train station inside Sassafras itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Sassafras?
At the 2021 Census Sassafras had 970 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Mount Dandenong - Olinda statistical area, which contains Sassafras, went from 9,787 people in 2001 to 9,587 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Sassafras an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sassafras scores 1074 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 Sassafras?
Median household income in Sassafras was $2,147 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olinda | 1.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ferny Creek | 2.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sherbrooke | 2.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Mount Dandenong | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| The Basin Knox |
3.1 km | 1% | 82% |
| Tremont | 3.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Kallista | 4.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Tecoma | 4.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Upwey | 5.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| The Patch | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |