Tennyson flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Tennyson
(Campaspe, VIC) - 102.62 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
102.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tennyson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tennyson
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 to
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.
Tennyson at a glance
How Tennyson is zoned
Selling in Tennyson? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 102.62 km², Tennyson is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% 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 (FZ1). The median lot measures about 164,700 m² across 351 parcels.
Who lives in Tennyson
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tennyson 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 1040, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tennyson's 60 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockington - Gunbower, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tennyson. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tennyson itself.
4,370 in 2001 to 3,950 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.
Tennyson 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.
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Tennyson planning - frequently asked
Is Tennyson flood-prone?
About 44% of Tennyson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 35%.
Is Tennyson bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tennyson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campaspe average of 98%.
Is Tennyson under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Tennyson in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Tennyson?
The dominant planning zone in Tennyson is Farming Zone (FZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Use Zone (PUZ1) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Tennyson have heritage-listed places?
Tennyson has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tennyson?
Across 351 surveyed parcels in Tennyson, the median lot size is about 164,700 m². There are also 60 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Tennyson?
At the 2021 Census Tennyson had 60 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Lockington - Gunbower statistical area, which contains Tennyson, went from 4,370 people in 2001 to 3,950 in 2025, down 10%.
Is Tennyson an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tennyson scores 1040 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tennyson?
Median household income in Tennyson was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Campaspe. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milloo | 7.7 km | 79% | 100% |
| Pine Grove | 9.0 km | 22% | 100% |
| Lockington | 11.3 km | 3% | 100% |
| Kamarooka North Loddon |
12.1 km | 91% | 100% |
| Prairie Loddon |
14.7 km | 47% | 100% |
| Drummartin Greater Bendigo |
15.2 km | 63% | 100% |
| Mitiamo Loddon |
15.4 km | 69% | 100% |
| Diggora | 15.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Dingee Loddon |
17.0 km | 46% | 100% |
| Kotta | 17.4 km | 16% | 100% |