West Footscray flood map & planning overlays
West Footscray has 11,729 residents and a young median of 35.
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A planning-constraint profile of West Footscray
(Maribyrnong, VIC) - 3.78 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
3.78 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Footscray'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 West Footscray
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 4 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.
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.
West Footscray at a glance
How West Footscray is zoned
Selling in West Footscray? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 3.78 km², West Footscray is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2). The median lot measures about 414 m² across 7,626 parcels.
Who lives in West Footscray
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Footscray 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 West Footscray's 11,729 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Footscray - Tottenham, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Footscray. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Footscray itself.
9,807 in 2001 to 13,007 in 2025, up 33%.
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.
West Footscray 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 West Footscray 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 60% of West Footscray. 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 West Footscray lot.
West Footscray planning - frequently asked
Is West Footscray flood-prone?
About 8% of West Footscray falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.
Is West Footscray bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers West Footscray and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is West Footscray under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 60% of West Footscray, 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 120 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 West Footscray?
The dominant planning zone in West Footscray is Housing Choice and Transport Zone (HCTZ2), though the suburb also includes General Residential Zone (GRZ1) and Industrial 3 Zone (IN3Z).
Does West Footscray have heritage-listed places?
West Footscray has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in West Footscray?
Across 7,626 surveyed parcels in West Footscray, the median lot size is about 414 m². There are also 717 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does West Footscray have a train station?
Yes - West Footscray has 2 train stations: Tottenham Station, West Footscray Station. It is also served by 54 bus stops.
What is the population of West Footscray?
At the 2021 Census West Footscray had 11,729 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider West Footscray - Tottenham statistical area, which contains West Footscray, went from 9,807 people in 2001 to 13,007 in 2025, up 33%.
Is West Footscray an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Footscray 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 West Footscray?
Median household income in West Footscray was $1,989 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,004 for the typical suburb in Maribyrnong. Median rent was $351 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,129 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsville | 1.0 km | 5% | 0% |
| Tottenham | 1.6 km | 5% | 0% |
| Seddon | 1.8 km | 3% | 0% |
| Footscray | 2.0 km | 18% | 0% |
| Yarraville | 2.1 km | 10% | 0% |
| Maidstone | 2.2 km | 5% | 0% |
| Braybrook | 2.4 km | 3% | 0% |
| Brooklyn Brimbank |
3.0 km | 8% | 0% |
| South Kingsville Hobsons Bay |
3.1 km | <1% | 0% |
| Spotswood Hobsons Bay |
3.3 km | 5% | 0% |