Whittington flood map & planning overlays
Flood mapping takes in 53.3% of Whittington, 5th of 58.
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A planning-constraint profile of Whittington
(Greater Geelong, VIC) - 1.56 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
1.56 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whittington'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 Whittington
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: 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.
Whittington at a glance
How Whittington is zoned
Selling in Whittington? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 1.56 km², Whittington is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 53% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential Zone (GRZ1). The median lot measures about 601 m² across 2,009 parcels.
Who lives in Whittington
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whittington 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 814, and decile 1 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Whittington's 3,990 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Newcomb - Moolap, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whittington. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whittington itself.
13,933 in 2001 to 15,187 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Whittington 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 Whittington 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 80% of Whittington. 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 Whittington lot.
Whittington planning - frequently asked
Is Whittington flood-prone?
About 53% of Whittington falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 18%.
Is Whittington bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Whittington is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Geelong average of 50%.
Is Whittington under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Whittington, and over about 85% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Whittington?
The dominant planning zone in Whittington is General Residential Zone (GRZ1), though the suburb also includes Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ) and General Residential Zone (GRZ4).
Does Whittington have heritage-listed places?
Whittington has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whittington?
Across 2,009 surveyed parcels in Whittington, the median lot size is about 601 m². There are also 870 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Whittington have a train station?
There is no train station inside Whittington itself. The suburb is served by 23 bus stops.
What is the population of Whittington?
At the 2021 Census Whittington had 3,990 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Newcomb - Moolap statistical area, which contains Whittington, went from 13,933 people in 2001 to 15,187 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Whittington an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whittington scores 814 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Whittington?
Median household income in Whittington was $959 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,670 for the typical suburb in Greater Geelong. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,192 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomson (Geelong) | 1.2 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Newcomb | 1.5 km | 54% | 0% |
| Breakwater | 1.6 km | 26% | 30% |
| St Albans Park | 2.3 km | 38% | 50% |
| South Geelong | 2.6 km | 34% | <1% |
| East Geelong | 2.8 km | 6% | 0% |
| Moolap | 3.2 km | 54% | 50% |
| Charlemont | 3.4 km | 40% | 83% |
| Marshall | 3.8 km | 16% | 67% |
| Geelong | 4.0 km | 6% | 0% |