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Tower Hill flood map & planning overlays

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A planning-constraint profile of Tower Hill (Moyne, VIC) - 11.73 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tower Hill'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tower Hill

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

Under observed aircraft
22%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
19%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 1,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Tower Hill at a glance

Parcels 88 Median lot 20,205 m² Mapped easements 47 Bus stops 1

How Tower Hill is zoned

Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 48%
Farming Zone (FZ) 28%
Farming Zone (FZ2) 22%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 0%
General Residential Zone (GRZ1) 0%

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

Across its 11.73 km², Tower Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 20,205 m² across 88 parcels.

Who lives in Tower Hill

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

Population
83
usual residents, 2021
Median age
45
years
Median household income
$2,437
per week, Moyne suburb typical $1,699
Median rent
$278
per week, Moyne suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,900
per month
Household size
2.8
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1046, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tower Hill's 83 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.5%
5-14 11.6%
15-19 7.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 5.8%
35-44 17.4%
45-54 19.8%
55-64 11.6%
65-74 18.6%
75-84 4.7%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,317 in 2001 to 10,246 in 2025, up 23%.

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.

Tower Hill data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 19% of Tower Hill. 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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Tower Hill planning - frequently asked

Is Tower Hill flood-prone?

About 32% of Tower Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.

Is Tower Hill bushfire-prone?

Around 90% of Tower Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moyne average of 100%.

Is Tower Hill under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 19% of Tower Hill, and over about 22% 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 1,500 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 Tower Hill?

The dominant planning zone in Tower Hill is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ) and Farming Zone (FZ2).

Does Tower Hill have heritage-listed places?

Tower Hill has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tower Hill?

Across 88 surveyed parcels in Tower Hill, the median lot size is about 20,205 m². There are also 47 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tower Hill have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tower Hill itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.

What is the population of Tower Hill?

At the 2021 Census Tower Hill had 83 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Moyne - West statistical area, which contains Tower Hill, went from 8,317 people in 2001 to 10,246 in 2025, up 23%.

Is Tower Hill an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tower Hill scores 1046 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 Tower Hill?

Median household income in Tower Hill was $2,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,699 for the typical suburb in Moyne. Median rent was $278 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Killarney 3.4 km 41% 100%
Crossley 3.8 km 18% 100%
Illowa 4.0 km 18% 100%
Koroit 6.1 km 0% 97%
Southern Cross 6.3 km Not mapped 100%
Rosebrook 7.5 km 68% 100%
Dennington
Warrnambool		 7.5 km 26% 91%
Yangery
Warrnambool		 7.7 km <1% 100%
Yarpturk 8.6 km Not mapped 100%
Kirkstall 9.5 km Not mapped 100%

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