South Geelong flood map & planning overlays
South Geelong lots run 462 m², 5th-tightest in Greater Geelong.
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A planning-constraint profile of South Geelong
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 2.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
2.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Geelong'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 South Geelong
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 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.
South Geelong at a glance
How South Geelong is zoned
Selling in South Geelong? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 2.46 km², South Geelong is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 35 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z). The median lot measures about 462 m² across 1,347 parcels.
Who lives in South Geelong
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Geelong 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 1035, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Geelong's 1,014 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Geelong, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Geelong. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Geelong itself.
11,944 in 2001 to 13,719 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
South Geelong 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 South Geelong 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 99% of South Geelong. 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 South Geelong lot.
South Geelong planning - frequently asked
Is South Geelong flood-prone?
About 34% of South Geelong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is South Geelong bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers South Geelong and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Greater Geelong average is 50%).
Is South Geelong under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 99% of South Geelong, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 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 South Geelong?
The dominant planning zone in South Geelong is Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z), though the suburb also includes Industrial 2 Zone (IN2Z) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does South Geelong have heritage-listed places?
South Geelong has 35 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in South Geelong?
Across 1,347 surveyed parcels in South Geelong, the median lot size is about 462 m². There are also 356 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does South Geelong have a train station?
Yes - South Geelong has 1 train station: South Geelong Station. It is also served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of South Geelong?
At the 2021 Census South Geelong had 1,014 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Geelong statistical area, which contains South Geelong, went from 11,944 people in 2001 to 13,719 in 2025, up 15%.
Is South Geelong an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Geelong scores 1035 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in South Geelong?
Median household income in South Geelong was $1,642 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breakwater | 1.3 km | 26% | 30% |
| Thomson (Geelong) | 1.4 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| East Geelong | 2.1 km | 6% | 0% |
| Geelong | 2.1 km | 6% | 0% |
| Belmont | 2.3 km | 30% | 10% |
| Whittington | 2.6 km | 53% | 3% |
| Newcomb | 2.7 km | 54% | 0% |
| Newtown (Geelong) | 3.0 km | 24% | 11% |
| Marshall | 3.2 km | 16% | 67% |
| Geelong West | 3.7 km | 11% | 0% |