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St Andrews Beach flood map & planning overlays

St Andrews Beach: 1,008 m² conservation lots, 100% bushfire, median 44.

A planning-constraint profile of St Andrews Beach (Mornington Peninsula, VIC) - 3.09 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 St Andrews Beach'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 St Andrews Beach

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
62%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
38%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±20% · area average
typical observed square 1 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.

St Andrews Beach at a glance

Parcels 812 Median lot 1,008 m² Mapped easements 80 Bus stops 7

How St Andrews Beach is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 34%
Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) 30%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 29%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 5%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 2%
Public Use Zone (PUZ6) 0%

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

Across its 3.09 km², St Andrews Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 1,008 m² across 812 parcels.

Who lives in St Andrews Beach

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the St Andrews Beach suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
974
usual residents, 2021
Median age
44
years
Median household income
$1,931
per week, Mornington Peninsula suburb typical $1,906
Median rent
$360
per week, Mornington Peninsula suburb typical $391
Median mortgage
$2,000
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 1048, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of St Andrews Beach's 974 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.6%
5-14 15.0%
15-19 4.9%
20-24 3.9%
25-34 6.9%
35-44 13.2%
45-54 17.2%
55-64 17.0%
65-74 11.8%
75-84 2.9%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Point Nepean, the wider ABS statistical area containing St Andrews Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than St Andrews Beach itself.

15,820 in 2001 to 20,574 in 2025, up 30%.

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.

St Andrews Beach 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 38% of St Andrews Beach. 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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St Andrews Beach planning - frequently asked

Is St Andrews Beach flood-prone?

About 3% of St Andrews Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.

Is St Andrews Beach bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of St Andrews Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mornington Peninsula average of 86%.

Is St Andrews Beach under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 38% of St Andrews Beach, and over about 62% 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 3,000 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 St Andrews Beach?

The dominant planning zone in St Andrews Beach is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential Zone (LDRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ1).

Does St Andrews Beach have heritage-listed places?

St Andrews Beach has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in St Andrews Beach?

Across 812 surveyed parcels in St Andrews Beach, the median lot size is about 1,008 m². There are also 80 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does St Andrews Beach have a train station?

There is no train station inside St Andrews Beach itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.

What is the population of St Andrews Beach?

At the 2021 Census St Andrews Beach had 974 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Point Nepean statistical area, which contains St Andrews Beach, went from 15,820 people in 2001 to 20,574 in 2025, up 30%.

Is St Andrews Beach an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), St Andrews Beach scores 1048 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 St Andrews Beach?

Median household income in St Andrews Beach was $1,931 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,906 for the typical suburb in Mornington Peninsula. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Fingal 2.5 km <1% 95%
Rye 4.0 km <1% 77%
Tootgarook 5.0 km <1% 28%
Boneo 6.2 km 10% 81%
Capel Sound 6.6 km 12% 39%
Blairgowrie 7.4 km 1% 100%
Cape Schanck 8.3 km <1% 98%
Rosebud 9.1 km <1% 59%
Mccrae 11.4 km <1% 76%
Sorrento 11.6 km 2% 100%

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