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Seymour flood map & planning overlays

Seymour runs 52 bus stops, Mitchell's most, and shares top flood mapping (joint).

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A planning-constraint profile of Seymour (Mitchell, VIC) - 79.77 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 Seymour'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 Seymour

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
77%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,000 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±19% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Seymour at a glance

Parcels 4,780 Median lot 762 m² Mapped easements 1,074 Train Seymour Station Bus stops 52

How Seymour is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 59%
Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) 11%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 6%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 5%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 3%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 3%

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

Across its 79.77 km², Seymour is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 40 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 762 m² across 4,780 parcels.

Who lives in Seymour

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

Population
6,569
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$1,165
per week, Mitchell suburb typical $1,875
Median rent
$250
per week, Mitchell suburb typical $287
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.2
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 884, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Seymour's 6,569 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.3%
5-14 10.8%
15-19 5.1%
20-24 6.8%
25-34 12.0%
35-44 10.1%
45-54 12.3%
55-64 14.5%
65-74 13.5%
75-84 7.2%
85+ 3.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,987 in 2001 to 6,911 in 2025, down 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.

Seymour 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 Seymour address

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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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Seymour planning - frequently asked

Is Seymour flood-prone?

About 25% of Seymour falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.

Is Seymour bushfire-prone?

Around 95% of Seymour is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mitchell average of 99%.

Is Seymour under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 77% of Seymour in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 1,000 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 Seymour?

The dominant planning zone in Seymour is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does Seymour have heritage-listed places?

Seymour has 40 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Seymour?

Across 4,780 surveyed parcels in Seymour, the median lot size is about 762 m². There are also 1,074 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Seymour have a train station?

Yes - Seymour has 1 train station: Seymour Station. It is also served by 52 bus stops.

What is the population of Seymour?

At the 2021 Census Seymour had 6,569 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Seymour statistical area, which contains Seymour, went from 6,987 people in 2001 to 6,911 in 2025, down 1%.

Is Seymour an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Seymour scores 884 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Seymour?

Median household income in Seymour was $1,165 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,875 for the typical suburb in Mitchell. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Whiteheads Creek 9.0 km 4% 100%
Hilldene 9.1 km 11% 100%
Northwood 11.1 km 25% 100%
Tallarook 11.5 km 4% 100%
Mangalore
Strathbogie		 11.9 km 13% 100%
Trawool 13.1 km 16% 100%
Tarcombe
Strathbogie		 15.8 km <1% 100%
Sugarloaf Creek 15.9 km 5% 100%
Avenel
Strathbogie		 17.5 km 4% 100%
Kerrisdale
Murrindindi		 18.0 km 15% 100%

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