Wandin East flood map & planning overlays
Wandin East locals sit at a median of 49, tied 6th-oldest (joint) in Yarra Ranges.
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A planning-constraint profile of Wandin East
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 9.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
9.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wandin East'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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wandin East
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
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.
Wandin East at a glance
How Wandin East is zoned
Selling in Wandin East? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 9.29 km², Wandin East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1). The median lot measures about 35,630 m² across 214 parcels.
Who lives in Wandin East
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wandin East 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 1038, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wandin East's 408 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wandin - Seville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wandin East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wandin East itself.
7,112 in 2001 to 7,996 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Wandin East 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.
Check a specific Wandin East address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 70% of Wandin East. 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 Wandin East lot.
Wandin East planning - frequently asked
Is Wandin East flood-prone?
About 2% of Wandin East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Wandin East bushfire-prone?
Around 47% of Wandin East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Wandin East under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 70% of Wandin East, and over about 91% 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 1,000 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 Wandin East?
The dominant planning zone in Wandin East is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ1), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge Zone (GWZ2) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Wandin East have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wandin East.
What is the typical lot size in Wandin East?
Across 214 surveyed parcels in Wandin East, the median lot size is about 35,630 m². There are also 94 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wandin East?
At the 2021 Census Wandin East had 408 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Wandin - Seville statistical area, which contains Wandin East, went from 7,112 people in 2001 to 7,996 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Wandin East an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wandin East scores 1038 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 Wandin East?
Median household income in Wandin East was $2,250 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $316 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silvan | 2.4 km | <1% | 91% |
| Seville | 3.3 km | 2% | 100% |
| Wandin North | 4.5 km | 3% | 92% |
| Seville East | 5.1 km | 16% | 90% |
| Kalorama | 6.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mount Evelyn | 6.8 km | 3% | 100% |
| Yellingbo | 7.0 km | <1% | 100% |
| Monbulk | 7.4 km | Not mapped | 91% |
| Woori Yallock | 7.6 km | 21% | 97% |
| Macclesfield | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |