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Wallington flood map & planning overlays

Wallington households make $2,410, 6th of 51 in Greater Geelong.

A planning-constraint profile of Wallington (Greater Geelong, VIC) - 36.89 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 Wallington'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 Wallington

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
82%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
68%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 3,000 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~1 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±19% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

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.

Wallington at a glance

Parcels 642 Median lot 15,691 m² Mapped easements 881 Bus stops 12

How Wallington is zoned

Farming Zone (FZ) 61%
Rural Living Zone (RLZ) 16%
Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) 14%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ5) 4%
Comprehensive Development Zone (CDZ3) 2%
Public Use Zone (PUZ1) 1%

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

Across its 36.89 km², Wallington is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 15,691 m² across 642 parcels.

Who lives in Wallington

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

Population
1,515
usual residents, 2021
Median age
48
years
Median household income
$2,410
per week, Greater Geelong suburb typical $1,670
Median rent
$325
per week, Greater Geelong suburb typical $350
Median mortgage
$2,205
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1068, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wallington's 1,515 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.4%
5-14 13.0%
15-19 7.0%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 5.7%
35-44 9.5%
45-54 14.7%
55-64 14.3%
65-74 13.9%
75-84 7.4%
85+ 5.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

12,208 in 2001 to 20,792 in 2025, up 70%.

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.

Wallington 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 68% of Wallington. 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 Wallington lot.

Wallington planning - frequently asked

Is Wallington flood-prone?

About 22% of Wallington falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.

Is Wallington bushfire-prone?

Around 86% of Wallington is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Geelong average of 50%.

Is Wallington under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 68% of Wallington, and over about 82% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Wallington?

The dominant planning zone in Wallington is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Living Zone (RLZ) and Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ).

Does Wallington have heritage-listed places?

Wallington has 5 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Wallington?

Across 642 surveyed parcels in Wallington, the median lot size is about 15,691 m². There are also 881 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Wallington have a train station?

There is no train station inside Wallington itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.

What is the population of Wallington?

At the 2021 Census Wallington had 1,515 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Ocean Grove statistical area, which contains Wallington, went from 12,208 people in 2001 to 20,792 in 2025, up 70%.

Is Wallington an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wallington scores 1068 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wallington?

Median household income in Wallington was $2,410 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,205 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Ocean Grove 3.9 km 19% 49%
Leopold 4.8 km 8% 77%
Barwon Heads 5.3 km 45% 52%
Curlewis 5.7 km <1% 93%
Marcus Hill 5.8 km 9% 100%
Connewarre 6.7 km 52% 64%
Mannerim 8.9 km 4% 100%
Point Lonsdale 9.0 km 44% 71%
Moolap 9.3 km 54% 50%
Drysdale 9.8 km 2% 94%

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