Stanley zoning & planning overlays
The VIC Stanley counts 78 heritage places, Indigo's 3rd-most.
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A planning-constraint profile of Stanley
(Indigo, VIC) - 114.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
114.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stanley's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Stanley
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Stanley at a glance
How Stanley is zoned
Selling in Stanley? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 114.58 km², Stanley is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 78 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 7,678 m² across 738 parcels.
Who lives in Stanley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stanley 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 1048, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stanley's 371 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Beechworth, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stanley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stanley itself.
4,216 in 2001 to 4,962 in 2025, up 18%.
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.
Stanley data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Stanley address
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Stanley planning - frequently asked
Is Stanley flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Stanley, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Indigo is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Stanley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stanley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Indigo average of 99%.
Is Stanley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Stanley in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,500 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 Stanley?
The dominant planning zone in Stanley is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ).
Does Stanley have heritage-listed places?
Stanley has 78 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stanley?
Across 738 surveyed parcels in Stanley, the median lot size is about 7,678 m². There are also 96 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Stanley?
At the 2021 Census Stanley had 371 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Beechworth statistical area, which contains Stanley, went from 4,216 people in 2001 to 4,962 in 2025, up 18%.
Is Stanley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stanley 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 Stanley?
Median household income in Stanley was $1,465 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,711 for the typical suburb in Indigo. Median rent was $288 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruarong | 9.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yackandandah | 9.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Murmungee Wangaratta |
10.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Beechworth | 11.0 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Wooragee | 11.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mudgegonga Alpine |
13.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| Osbornes Flat | 13.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Barwidgee Alpine |
13.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Gapsted Alpine |
14.7 km | 13% | 100% |
| Glen Creek Alpine |
15.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |