Shepparton flood map & planning overlays
Shepparton runs 272 bus stops, 2nd in Victoria, for 32,067 people.
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A planning-constraint profile of Shepparton
(Greater Shepparton, VIC) - 42.85 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
42.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Shepparton'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 Shepparton
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: 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.
Shepparton at a glance
How Shepparton is zoned
Selling in Shepparton? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 42.85 km², Shepparton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 70% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 126 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ). The median lot measures about 687 m² across 17,151 parcels.
Who lives in Shepparton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Shepparton 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 897, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Shepparton's 32,067 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Shepparton - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Shepparton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Shepparton itself.
16,027 in 2001 to 20,312 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Shepparton data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | 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 Shepparton address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Shepparton. 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 Shepparton lot.
Shepparton planning - frequently asked
Is Shepparton flood-prone?
About 70% of Shepparton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Shepparton bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Shepparton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Shepparton average of 88%.
Is Shepparton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Shepparton, and over about 6% 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 Shepparton?
The dominant planning zone in Shepparton is Urban Floodway Zone (UFZ), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Urban Growth Zone (UGZ2).
Does Shepparton have heritage-listed places?
Shepparton has 126 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Shepparton?
Across 17,151 surveyed parcels in Shepparton, the median lot size is about 687 m². There are also 3,846 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Shepparton have a train station?
Yes - Shepparton has 1 train station: Shepparton Station. It is also served by 272 bus stops.
What is the population of Shepparton?
At the 2021 Census Shepparton had 32,067 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Shepparton - North statistical area, which contains Shepparton, went from 16,027 people in 2001 to 20,312 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Shepparton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Shepparton scores 897 and sits in decile 2 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 Shepparton?
Median household income in Shepparton was $1,285 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Greater Shepparton. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,249 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grahamvale | 4.0 km | 18% | 9% |
| Orrvale | 5.8 km | 76% | 8% |
| Shepparton North | 5.9 km | 69% | 52% |
| Mooroopna | 6.3 km | 85% | 84% |
| Lemnos | 7.2 km | 46% | 47% |
| Kialla | 7.9 km | 85% | 91% |
| Shepparton East | 9.0 km | 48% | 23% |
| Mooroopna North | 9.2 km | 61% | 94% |
| Ardmona | 9.7 km | 36% | 42% |
| Zeerust | 11.1 km | 70% | 86% |