Sunshine North flood map & planning overlays

Sunshine North: 12,047 residents, 9% flood and 15.2% bushfire mapping.

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A planning-constraint profile of Sunshine North (Brimbank, VIC) - 7.89 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Planning schematicSunshine North

Constraint readout

7.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 9%

1.5× council avg (6%) · #4 of 22 mapped council suburbs

See the Brimbank flood map by suburb.

Bushfire-prone 15%

≈ council avg (15%) · #7 of 22 mapped council suburbs

Environmental19%

≈ council avg (17%) · #9 of 22 in council

Heritage sites 7 Noise corridor 86% Aircraft noise (ANEF) 45% Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 76% Mostly General Residential Zone (GRZ1) Flood 4th most affected of 22 → Bushfire 7th most affected of 22 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sunshine North's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Sunshine North

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Inside an aircraft noise contour

45%

45% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.

Highest contour present

ANEF 20

Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.

Contours held

Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
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Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026

Under observed aircraft

100%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

76%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

500 ft

averaging 3,500 ft

Busiest square

~52 a day

52 a day below 3,000 ft · ±3% · area average
typical observed square 6 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 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.

Sunshine North at a glance

Parcels 7,793 Median lot 550 m² Mapped easements 1,927 Bus stops 43

How Sunshine North is zoned

General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 43%

Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) 26%

Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z) 5%

Transport Zone (TRZ2) 4%

Residential Growth Zone (RGZ1) 4%

Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) 4%

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

Across its 7.89 km², Sunshine North is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 550 m² across 7,793 parcels.

Who lives in Sunshine North

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

Population

12,047

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,399

per week, Brimbank suburb typical $1,486

Median rent

$341

per week, Brimbank suburb typical $350

Median mortgage

$1,733

per month

Household size

2.9

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 2

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 904, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Sunshine North's 12,047 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.8%

5-14 10.9%

15-19 5.5%

20-24 7.2%

25-34 17.0%

35-44 12.8%

45-54 12.5%

55-64 12.0%

65-74 8.5%

75-84 5.1%

85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

10,478 in 2001 to 12,751 in 2025, up 22%.

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.

Sunshine North 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)	Inside a held contour	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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 76% of Sunshine North. 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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Sunshine North planning - frequently asked

Is Sunshine North flood-prone?

About 9% of Sunshine North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%.

Is Sunshine North bushfire-prone?

Around 15% of Sunshine North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Brimbank average of 15%.

Is Sunshine North affected by aircraft noise?

About 45% of Sunshine North sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.

Is Sunshine North under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 76% of Sunshine North, and over about 100% 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 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 52 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 Sunshine North?

The dominant planning zone in Sunshine North is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z) and Industrial 1 Zone (IN1Z).

Does Sunshine North have heritage-listed places?

Sunshine North has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Sunshine North?

Across 7,793 surveyed parcels in Sunshine North, the median lot size is about 550 m². There are also 1,927 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Sunshine North have a train station?

There is no train station inside Sunshine North itself. The suburb is served by 43 bus stops.

What is the population of Sunshine North?

At the 2021 Census Sunshine North had 12,047 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Sunshine North statistical area, which contains Sunshine North, went from 10,478 people in 2001 to 12,751 in 2025, up 22%.

Is Sunshine North an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sunshine North scores 904 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Sunshine North?

Median household income in Sunshine North was $1,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,486 for the typical suburb in Brimbank. Median rent was $341 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Avondale Heights Moonee Valley	2.3 km	11%	0%
Albion	2.4 km	2%	0%
St Albans	2.8 km	7%	0%
Kealba	2.8 km	8%	40%
Braybrook Maribyrnong	2.9 km	3%	0%
Sunshine	3.0 km	8%	0%
Keilor East Moonee Valley	3.4 km	6%	28%
Ardeer	3.5 km	10%	0%
Maidstone Maribyrnong	4.0 km	5%	0%
Essendon West Moonee Valley	4.1 km	17%	0%

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