Vectis flood map & planning overlays
Vectis households earn $2,104, 3rd in Horsham.
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A planning-constraint profile of Vectis
(Horsham, VIC) - 145.72 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
145.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Vectis's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Vectis
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.
Vectis at a glance
How Vectis is zoned
Selling in Vectis? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 145.72 km², Vectis is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 221,920 m² across 400 parcels.
Who lives in Vectis
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Vectis 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 1006, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Vectis's 184 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Horsham Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Vectis. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Vectis itself.
3,565 in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Vectis 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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Vectis planning - frequently asked
Is Vectis flood-prone?
About 8% of Vectis falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%.
Is Vectis bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Vectis is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Horsham average of 98%.
Is Vectis under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Vectis 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 Vectis?
The dominant planning zone in Vectis is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Vectis have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Vectis.
What is the typical lot size in Vectis?
Across 400 surveyed parcels in Vectis, the median lot size is about 221,920 m². There are also 179 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Vectis?
At the 2021 Census Vectis had 184 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Horsham Surrounds statistical area, which contains Vectis, went from 3,565 people in 2001 to 3,399 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Vectis an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Vectis scores 1006 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 Vectis?
Median household income in Vectis was $2,104 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Horsham. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quantong | 5.2 km | 18% | 100% |
| Lower Norton | 10.1 km | 16% | 100% |
| Horsham | 10.5 km | 22% | 54% |
| Haven | 11.3 km | 11% | 100% |
| Pimpinio | 11.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Natimuk | 12.3 km | 13% | 100% |
| Mckenzie Creek | 12.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Riverside | 14.9 km | 72% | 100% |
| Dooen | 16.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Bungalally | 18.5 km | 9% | 100% |