Wildwood zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Wildwood
(Hume, VIC) - 41.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
41.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wildwood's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wildwood
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
38% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 25 and 30 is generally unacceptable for new houses; 20 to 25 is conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Victorian Airport Environs Overlay
- vic_melbourne_airport_anef_20
- vic_melbourne_airport_anef_25
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 24 Oct 2026
typical observed square 7 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Wildwood at a glance
How Wildwood is zoned
Selling in Wildwood? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 41.29 km², Wildwood is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ). The median lot measures about 167,407 m² across 125 parcels.
Who lives in Wildwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wildwood 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 1041, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wildwood's 244 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Sunbury, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wildwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wildwood itself.
10,282 in 2001 to 15,364 in 2025, up 49%.
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.
Wildwood data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Wildwood 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 32% of Wildwood. 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 Wildwood lot.
Wildwood planning - frequently asked
Is Wildwood flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Wildwood, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Hume is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Wildwood bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wildwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hume average of 42%.
Is Wildwood affected by aircraft noise?
About 38% of Wildwood sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 25 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Wildwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 32% of Wildwood, and over about 84% 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 217 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 Wildwood?
The dominant planning zone in Wildwood is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1).
Does Wildwood have heritage-listed places?
Wildwood has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wildwood?
Across 125 surveyed parcels in Wildwood, the median lot size is about 167,407 m². There are also 142 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wildwood?
At the 2021 Census Wildwood had 244 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Sunbury statistical area, which contains Wildwood, went from 10,282 people in 2001 to 15,364 in 2025, up 49%.
Is Wildwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wildwood scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wildwood?
Median household income in Wildwood was $1,765 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,683 for the typical suburb in Hume. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,632 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaklands Junction | 3.2 km | Not mapped | 97% |
| Yuroke | 5.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bulla | 7.2 km | 1% | 98% |
| Sunbury | 7.9 km | 2% | 83% |
| Mickleham | 8.8 km | 6% | 80% |
| Clarkefield Macedon Ranges |
9.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Greenvale | 10.0 km | 6% | 59% |
| Craigieburn | 11.1 km | 2% | 36% |
| Diggers Rest Melton |
11.9 km | <1% | 96% |
| Melbourne Airport | 12.7 km | 1% | 63% |