Smeaton flood map & planning overlays
Smeaton's 66 heritage places put it 6th across Hepburn.
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A planning-constraint profile of Smeaton
(Hepburn, VIC) - 82.22 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 25 October 2026.
Constraint readout
82.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Smeaton'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 Smeaton
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.
Smeaton at a glance
How Smeaton is zoned
Selling in Smeaton? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 82.22 km², Smeaton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 66 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 3,610 m² across 572 parcels.
Who lives in Smeaton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Smeaton 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 1001, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Smeaton's 245 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Creswick - Clunes, the wider ABS statistical area containing Smeaton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Smeaton itself.
7,467 in 2001 to 8,038 in 2025, up 8%.
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.
Smeaton 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 25 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 Smeaton 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 →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 Smeaton lot.
Smeaton planning - frequently asked
Is Smeaton flood-prone?
About 7% of Smeaton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Smeaton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Smeaton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hepburn average of 100%.
Is Smeaton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 59% of Smeaton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Smeaton?
The dominant planning zone in Smeaton is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Township Zone (TZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Smeaton have heritage-listed places?
Smeaton has 66 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Smeaton?
Across 572 surveyed parcels in Smeaton, the median lot size is about 3,610 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Smeaton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Smeaton itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Smeaton?
At the 2021 Census Smeaton had 245 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Creswick - Clunes statistical area, which contains Smeaton, went from 7,467 people in 2001 to 8,038 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Smeaton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Smeaton scores 1001 and sits in decile 6 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 Smeaton?
Median household income in Smeaton was $1,354 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,400 for the typical suburb in Hepburn. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,463 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence | 6.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Ullina | 7.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Blampied | 7.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Kooroocheang | 7.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Allendale | 7.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Kingston | 8.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Werona Mount Alexander |
9.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Broomfield | 10.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Newlyn North | 10.3 km | 10% | 97% |
| Creswick North | 10.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |