Stony Creek (Foster) flood map & planning overlays
Stony Creek near Foster keeps 15,802 m² farm lots, median 41.
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A planning-constraint profile of Stony Creek (Foster)
(South Gippsland, VIC) - 65.05 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
65.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stony Creek (Foster)'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 Stony Creek (Foster)
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 2,500 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.
Stony Creek (Foster) at a glance
How Stony Creek (Foster) is zoned
Selling in Stony Creek (Foster)? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 65.05 km², Stony Creek (Foster) is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% 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 15,802 m² across 343 parcels.
Who lives in Stony Creek (Foster)
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stony Creek (Foster) 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 1017, and decile 7 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stony Creek (Foster)'s 310 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Foster, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stony Creek (Foster). There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stony Creek (Foster) itself.
8,272 in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.
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.
Stony Creek (Foster) 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 Stony Creek (Foster) address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Stony Creek (Foster). 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 Stony Creek (Foster) lot.
Stony Creek (Foster) planning - frequently asked
Is Stony Creek (Foster) flood-prone?
About 4% of Stony Creek (Foster) falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Stony Creek (Foster) bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stony Creek (Foster) is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a South Gippsland average of 99%.
Is Stony Creek (Foster) under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Stony Creek (Foster), and over about 27% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Stony Creek (Foster)?
The dominant planning zone in Stony Creek (Foster) is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Stony Creek (Foster) have heritage-listed places?
Stony Creek (Foster) has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stony Creek (Foster)?
Across 343 surveyed parcels in Stony Creek (Foster), the median lot size is about 15,802 m². There are also 213 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Stony Creek (Foster)?
At the 2021 Census Stony Creek (Foster) had 310 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Foster statistical area, which contains Stony Creek (Foster), went from 8,272 people in 2001 to 9,631 in 2025, up 16%.
Is Stony Creek (Foster) an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stony Creek (Foster) scores 1017 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 Stony Creek (Foster)?
Median household income in Stony Creek (Foster) was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,540 for the typical suburb in South Gippsland. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeniyan | 6.2 km | 14% | 100% |
| Dumbalk | 8.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Foster North | 8.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Dollar | 9.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nerrena | 10.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Tarwin | 11.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Buffalo | 11.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Koonwarra | 11.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Dumbalk North | 12.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Woorarra West | 12.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |