Watsonia North flood map & planning overlays
Watsonia North houses 3,799 people, median 41.
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A planning-constraint profile of Watsonia North
(Banyule, VIC) - 1.49 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Watsonia North'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 Watsonia North
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Watsonia North at a glance
How Watsonia North is zoned
Selling in Watsonia North? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.49 km², Watsonia North is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ2). The median lot measures about 577 m² across 1,509 parcels.
Who lives in Watsonia North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Watsonia North 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 1046, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Watsonia North's 3,799 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Watsonia, the wider ABS statistical area containing Watsonia North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Watsonia North itself.
9,468 in 2001 to 9,504 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
Watsonia North 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 Watsonia North 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 84% of Watsonia North. 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 Watsonia North lot.
Watsonia North planning - frequently asked
Is Watsonia North flood-prone?
About 5% of Watsonia North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Watsonia North bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Watsonia North and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Banyule average is 13%).
Is Watsonia North under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Watsonia North, and over about 100% 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 6,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 15 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 Watsonia North?
The dominant planning zone in Watsonia North is General Residential Zone (GRZ2), though the suburb also includes Transport Zone (TRZ2) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Watsonia North have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Watsonia North.
What is the typical lot size in Watsonia North?
Across 1,509 surveyed parcels in Watsonia North, the median lot size is about 577 m². There are also 902 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Watsonia North have a train station?
There is no train station inside Watsonia North itself. The suburb is served by 22 bus stops.
What is the population of Watsonia North?
At the 2021 Census Watsonia North had 3,799 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Watsonia statistical area, which contains Watsonia North, went from 9,468 people in 2001 to 9,504 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Watsonia North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Watsonia North 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 Watsonia North?
Median household income in Watsonia North was $2,069 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,072 for the typical suburb in Banyule. Median rent was $401 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,050 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonia | 1.7 km | 3% | 0% |
| Greensborough | 2.1 km | 8% | 20% |
| Bundoora Darebin |
2.8 km | 5% | 10% |
| Macleod | 3.2 km | 4% | 1% |
| St Helena | 3.3 km | 4% | 29% |
| Briar Hill | 3.5 km | 4% | 3% |
| Yallambie | 3.5 km | 6% | 29% |
| Plenty Nillumbik |
4.0 km | 2% | 98% |
| Mill Park Whittlesea |
4.1 km | 4% | 16% |
| Montmorency | 4.3 km | 7% | 1% |