This page covers the Whittlesea suburb only. For all of Whittlesea, see the Whittlesea flood map by suburb →
Whittlesea flood map & planning overlays
The town of Whittlesea logs 61 flights a day overhead, tops in its council.
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A planning-constraint profile of Whittlesea
(Whittlesea, VIC) - 106.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
106.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Whittlesea'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 Whittlesea
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 2,000 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.
Whittlesea at a glance
How Whittlesea is zoned
Selling in Whittlesea? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 106.48 km², Whittlesea is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 48 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Use Zone (PUZ1). The median lot measures about 714 m² across 2,985 parcels.
Who lives in Whittlesea
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Whittlesea 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 972, and decile 4 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Whittlesea's 6,117 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Whittlesea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Whittlesea. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Whittlesea itself.
5,781 in 2001 to 18,174 in 2025, up 214%.
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.
Whittlesea 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 Whittlesea 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 51% of Whittlesea. 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 Whittlesea lot.
Whittlesea planning - frequently asked
Is Whittlesea flood-prone?
About 2% of Whittlesea falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Whittlesea bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Whittlesea is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whittlesea average of 64%.
Is Whittlesea under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 51% of Whittlesea, and over about 88% 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 60 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 Whittlesea?
The dominant planning zone in Whittlesea is Public Use Zone (PUZ1), though the suburb also includes Green Wedge A Zone (GWAZ1) and Green Wedge Zone (GWZ).
Does Whittlesea have heritage-listed places?
Whittlesea has 48 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Whittlesea?
Across 2,985 surveyed parcels in Whittlesea, the median lot size is about 714 m². There are also 1,778 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Whittlesea have a train station?
There is no train station inside Whittlesea itself. The suburb is served by 25 bus stops.
What is the population of Whittlesea?
At the 2021 Census Whittlesea had 6,117 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Whittlesea statistical area, which contains Whittlesea, went from 5,781 people in 2001 to 18,174 in 2025, up 214%.
Is Whittlesea an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Whittlesea scores 972 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Whittlesea?
Median household income in Whittlesea was $1,628 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Whittlesea. Median rent was $347 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,842 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Humevale | 6.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Upper Plenty Mitchell |
7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Yan Yean | 9.3 km | 9% | 89% |
| Woodstock | 10.5 km | <1% | 99% |
| Heathcote Junction Mitchell |
11.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Clonbinane Mitchell |
11.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Kinglake West Murrindindi |
12.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Beveridge Mitchell |
12.9 km | 3% | 98% |
| Arthurs Creek Nillumbik |
13.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |