South Morang flood map & planning overlays
South Morang wears 86% vegetation protection overlay over 24,989 residents.
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A planning-constraint profile of South Morang
(Whittlesea, VIC) - 21.06 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
21.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Morang'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 Morang
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 2,000 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.
South Morang at a glance
How South Morang is zoned
Selling in South Morang? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 21.06 km², South Morang is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 26 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 506 m² across 10,935 parcels.
Who lives in South Morang
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Morang 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 1015, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Morang's 24,989 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of South Morang - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Morang. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Morang itself.
514 in 2001 to 13,259 in 2025, up 2480%.
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 Morang 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 Morang 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 48% of South Morang. 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 Morang lot.
South Morang planning - frequently asked
Is South Morang flood-prone?
About 5% of South Morang falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is South Morang bushfire-prone?
Around 52% of South Morang is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whittlesea average of 64%.
Is South Morang under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 48% of South Morang, and over about 93% 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 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 29 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 Morang?
The dominant planning zone in South Morang is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).
Does South Morang have heritage-listed places?
South Morang has 26 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in South Morang?
Across 10,935 surveyed parcels in South Morang, the median lot size is about 506 m². There are also 5,130 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does South Morang have a train station?
Yes - South Morang has 3 train stations: Hawkstowe Station, Middle Gorge Station, South Morang Station. It is also served by 91 bus stops.
What is the population of South Morang?
At the 2021 Census South Morang had 24,989 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider South Morang - North statistical area, which contains South Morang, went from 514 people in 2001 to 13,259 in 2025, up 2480%.
Is South Morang an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Morang scores 1015 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in South Morang?
Median household income in South Morang was $2,078 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Whittlesea. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Park | 3.6 km | 4% | 16% |
| Plenty Nillumbik |
3.9 km | 2% | 98% |
| Yarrambat Nillumbik |
4.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Mernda | 5.1 km | 4% | 64% |
| Epping | 6.1 km | 4% | 37% |
| Watsonia North Banyule |
6.4 km | 5% | 0% |
| Doreen Nillumbik |
6.5 km | 2% | 68% |
| Diamond Creek Nillumbik |
6.6 km | 7% | 82% |
| St Helena Banyule |
6.7 km | 4% | 29% |
| Greensborough Banyule |
7.2 km | 8% | 20% |