Whitfield flood map & planning overlays
Whitfield locals sit at a median of 53, joint 4th-oldest in Wangaratta.
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A planning-constraint profile of Whitfield
(Wangaratta, VIC) - 58.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
58.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whitfield's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Whitfield
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Whitfield at a glance
How Whitfield is zoned
Selling in Whitfield? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 58.14 km², Whitfield is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 18,137 m² across 289 parcels.
Who lives in Whitfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whitfield 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 1005, and decile 6 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Whitfield's 220 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wangaratta Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whitfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whitfield itself.
9,151 in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.
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.
Whitfield 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.
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Whitfield planning - frequently asked
Is Whitfield flood-prone?
About 13% of Whitfield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Whitfield bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Whitfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wangaratta average of 99%.
Is Whitfield under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Whitfield in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Whitfield?
The dominant planning zone in Whitfield is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Transport Zone (TRZ2).
Does Whitfield have heritage-listed places?
Whitfield has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whitfield?
Across 289 surveyed parcels in Whitfield, the median lot size is about 18,137 m². There are also 57 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Whitfield have a train station?
There is no train station inside Whitfield itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Whitfield?
At the 2021 Census Whitfield had 220 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Wangaratta Surrounds statistical area, which contains Whitfield, went from 9,151 people in 2001 to 10,070 in 2025, up 10%.
Is Whitfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whitfield scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Whitfield?
Median household income in Whitfield was $1,137 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,531 for the typical suburb in Wangaratta. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| King Valley | 6.3 km | 22% | 100% |
| Whitlands | 7.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cheshunt | 8.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Edi Upper | 9.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Myrrhee | 10.1 km | 1% | 100% |
| Edi | 11.3 km | 22% | 100% |
| Carboor | 16.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Meadow Creek | 17.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Moyhu | 17.2 km | 19% | 100% |
| Hansonville | 18.1 km | 1% | 100% |