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Seabrook flood map & planning overlays

Seabrook has the roomiest lots in Hobsons Bay, 549 m².

A planning-constraint profile of Seabrook (Hobsons Bay, VIC) - 1.62 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Seabrook'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 Seabrook

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
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
91%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±14% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

Seabrook at a glance

Parcels 1,969 Median lot 549 m² Mapped easements 846 Bus stops 9

How Seabrook is zoned

Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5) 83%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 9%
Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 3%
Public Use Zone (PUZ2) 2%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 2%
Commercial 1 Zone (C1Z) 0%

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

Across its 1.62 km², Seabrook is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5). The median lot measures about 549 m² across 1,969 parcels.

Who lives in Seabrook

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

Population
4,952
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$2,042
per week, Hobsons Bay suburb typical $2,155
Median rent
$361
per week, Hobsons Bay suburb typical $400
Median mortgage
$1,803
per month
Household size
2.9
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 1006, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Seabrook's 4,952 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.4%
5-14 14.6%
15-19 6.0%
20-24 4.9%
25-34 12.9%
35-44 16.7%
45-54 14.1%
55-64 13.0%
65-74 7.1%
75-84 3.4%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,900 in 2001 to 4,932 in 2025, up 1%.

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.

Seabrook 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 Seabrook address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 91% of Seabrook. 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 Seabrook lot.

Seabrook planning - frequently asked

Is Seabrook flood-prone?

About 10% of Seabrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.

Is Seabrook bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Seabrook and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Hobsons Bay average is 4%).

Is Seabrook under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 91% of Seabrook, and over about 100% 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 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Seabrook?

The dominant planning zone in Seabrook is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ5), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).

Does Seabrook have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Seabrook.

What is the typical lot size in Seabrook?

Across 1,969 surveyed parcels in Seabrook, the median lot size is about 549 m². There are also 846 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Seabrook have a train station?

There is no train station inside Seabrook itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.

What is the population of Seabrook?

At the 2021 Census Seabrook had 4,952 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Seabrook statistical area, which contains Seabrook, went from 4,900 people in 2001 to 4,932 in 2025, up 1%.

Is Seabrook an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Seabrook scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Seabrook?

Median household income in Seabrook was $2,042 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,155 for the typical suburb in Hobsons Bay. Median rent was $361 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,803 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Altona Meadows 2.1 km 34% 4%
Williams Landing
Wyndham
2.3 km 0% 25%
Point Cook
Wyndham
2.7 km 11% 28%
Laverton
Wyndham
2.8 km 2% 12%
Hoppers Crossing
Wyndham
5.3 km 4% <1%
Altona 5.4 km 25% 24%
Laverton North
Wyndham
5.9 km <1% 14%
Seaholme 7.8 km 14% 0%
Werribee South
Wyndham
7.8 km 7% 14%
Altona North 8.0 km 10% 6%

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