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Spring Hill flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Spring Hill farms 11 ha lots, 14.2% flood, median 53.

A planning-constraint profile of Spring Hill (Macedon Ranges, VIC) - 47.05 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 Spring Hill'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 Spring Hill

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
40%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
7%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
2,500 ft
averaging 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±29% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

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.

Spring Hill at a glance

Parcels 238 Median lot 108,248 m² Mapped easements 119

How Spring Hill is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 54%
Farming Zone (FZ2) 28%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 14%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 3%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 1%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ5) 0%

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

Across its 47.05 km², Spring Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 108,248 m² across 238 parcels.

Who lives in Spring Hill

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

Population
200
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$2,075
per week, Macedon Ranges suburb typical $2,090
Median rent
$350
per week, Macedon Ranges suburb typical $350
Median mortgage
$2,052
per month
Household size
2.6
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1050, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Spring Hill's 200 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.5%
5-14 14.6%
15-19 7.1%
20-24 2.0%
25-34 7.1%
35-44 6.6%
45-54 15.7%
55-64 19.2%
65-74 18.7%
75-84 4.5%
85+ 3.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,941 in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.

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.

Spring Hill 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Spring Hill. 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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Spring Hill planning - frequently asked

Is Spring Hill flood-prone?

About 14% of Spring Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.

Is Spring Hill bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Spring Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Macedon Ranges average of 99%.

Is Spring Hill under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 7% of Spring Hill, and over about 40% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Spring Hill?

The dominant planning zone in Spring Hill is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ2) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Spring Hill have heritage-listed places?

Spring Hill has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Spring Hill?

Across 238 surveyed parcels in Spring Hill, the median lot size is about 108,248 m². There are also 119 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Spring Hill?

At the 2021 Census Spring Hill had 200 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Kyneton statistical area, which contains Spring Hill, went from 7,941 people in 2001 to 10,665 in 2025, up 34%.

Is Spring Hill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Spring Hill scores 1050 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Spring Hill?

Median household income in Spring Hill was $2,075 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,090 for the typical suburb in Macedon Ranges. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,052 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Denver
Hepburn
4.9 km 6% 100%
Lauriston 5.5 km 19% 99%
Tylden 6.2 km 21% 98%
Tylden South
Hepburn
6.7 km 18% 100%
Drummond
Hepburn
7.2 km 13% 100%
Kyneton South 7.5 km 17% 100%
Little Hampton
Hepburn
8.4 km 4% 100%
Glenlyon
Hepburn
9.8 km 8% 100%
Trentham
Hepburn
9.9 km 15% 100%
Fern Hill
Hepburn
10.0 km 20% 100%

See all Macedon Ranges suburb profiles →