Werribee flood map & planning overlays
Werribee leads Wyndham for flood (24.8%), heritage (77) and bus stops (260).
A planning-constraint profile of Werribee
(Wyndham, VIC) - 42.72 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
42.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Werribee'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 Werribee
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
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.
Werribee at a glance
How Werribee is zoned
Selling in Werribee? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 42.72 km², Werribee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 77 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 512 m² across 27,909 parcels.
Who lives in Werribee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Werribee 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 951, and decile 3 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Werribee's 50,027 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Werribee - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Werribee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Werribee itself.
10,547 in 2001 to 32,943 in 2025, up 212%.
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.
Werribee 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 Werribee 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 97% of Werribee. 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 Werribee lot.
Werribee planning - frequently asked
Is Werribee flood-prone?
About 25% of Werribee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%.
Is Werribee bushfire-prone?
Around 25% of Werribee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wyndham average of 41%.
Is Werribee under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Werribee, and over about 99% 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 7 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 Werribee?
The dominant planning zone in Werribee is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Farming Zone (FZ1) and Urban Growth Zone (UGZ6).
Does Werribee have heritage-listed places?
Werribee has 77 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Werribee?
Across 27,909 surveyed parcels in Werribee, the median lot size is about 512 m². There are also 9,259 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Werribee have a train station?
Yes - Werribee has 2 train stations: Hoppers Crossing Station, Werribee Station. It is also served by 260 bus stops.
What is the population of Werribee?
At the 2021 Census Werribee had 50,027 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Werribee - West statistical area, which contains Werribee, went from 10,547 people in 2001 to 32,943 in 2025, up 212%.
Is Werribee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Werribee scores 951 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Werribee?
Median household income in Werribee was $1,645 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,766 for the typical suburb in Wyndham. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werribee South | 6.1 km | 7% | 14% |
| Wyndham Vale | 6.2 km | 19% | 65% |
| Cocoroc | 6.5 km | 22% | 61% |
| Hoppers Crossing | 6.7 km | 4% | <1% |
| Manor Lakes | 7.1 km | 3% | 62% |
| Mambourin | 7.9 km | 10% | 90% |
| Tarneit | 8.1 km | 6% | 37% |
| Point Cook | 10.1 km | 11% | 28% |
| Williams Landing | 10.3 km | 0% | 25% |
| Seabrook Hobsons Bay |
10.7 km | 10% | 0% |