Stonyford flood map & planning overlays
Stonyford earns $2,035, 2nd in Colac Otway, median age 56.
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A planning-constraint profile of Stonyford
(Colac Otway, VIC) - 43.95 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
43.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stonyford'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 Stonyford
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: 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.
Stonyford at a glance
How Stonyford is zoned
Selling in Stonyford? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 43.95 km², Stonyford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ1). The median lot measures about 240,208 m² across 142 parcels.
Who lives in Stonyford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stonyford 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 1014, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stonyford's 65 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Corangamite - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stonyford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stonyford itself.
7,914 in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
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.
Stonyford 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 Stonyford 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 25% of Stonyford. 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 Stonyford lot.
Stonyford planning - frequently asked
Is Stonyford flood-prone?
About 1% of Stonyford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Stonyford bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stonyford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Colac Otway average of 97%.
Is Stonyford under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 25% of Stonyford, and over about 50% 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 1,000 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 Stonyford?
The dominant planning zone in Stonyford is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Stonyford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stonyford.
What is the typical lot size in Stonyford?
Across 142 surveyed parcels in Stonyford, the median lot size is about 240,208 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Stonyford?
At the 2021 Census Stonyford had 65 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Corangamite - South statistical area, which contains Stonyford, went from 7,914 people in 2001 to 7,089 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Stonyford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stonyford scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stonyford?
Median household income in Stonyford was $2,035 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,443 for the typical suburb in Colac Otway. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $660 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pomborneit Corangamite |
4.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Swan Marsh | 6.2 km | 36% | 100% |
| Koallah Corangamite |
7.8 km | 42% | 67% |
| Pomborneit East Corangamite |
8.3 km | 60% | 57% |
| Carpendeit Corangamite |
8.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| South Purrumbete Corangamite |
9.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| Pirron Yallock | 10.7 km | 22% | 100% |
| Tandarook Corangamite |
10.9 km | 11% | 100% |
| Bungador | 11.0 km | 13% | 100% |
| Pomborneit North Corangamite |
12.6 km | 38% | 72% |