Williamstown flood map & planning overlays
Williamstown's 311 heritage places rank 8th in Victoria, the most in Hobsons Bay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Williamstown
(Hobsons Bay, VIC) - 5.73 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
5.73 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Williamstown'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 Williamstown
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 2 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.
Williamstown at a glance
How Williamstown is zoned
Selling in Williamstown? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 5.73 km², Williamstown is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 311 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4). The median lot measures about 413 m² across 8,480 parcels.
Who lives in Williamstown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Williamstown 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 1107, and decile 10 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Williamstown's 14,407 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Williamstown, the wider ABS statistical area containing Williamstown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Williamstown itself.
14,056 in 2001 to 17,102 in 2025, up 22%.
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.
Williamstown 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 Williamstown 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 100% of Williamstown. 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 Williamstown lot.
Williamstown planning - frequently asked
Is Williamstown flood-prone?
About 9% of Williamstown falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Williamstown bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Williamstown and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Hobsons Bay average is 4%).
Is Williamstown under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Williamstown, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 24 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 13 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 Williamstown?
The dominant planning zone in Williamstown is Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ4), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Park and Recreation Zone (PPRZ).
Does Williamstown have heritage-listed places?
Williamstown has 311 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Williamstown?
Across 8,480 surveyed parcels in Williamstown, the median lot size is about 413 m². There are also 923 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Williamstown have a train station?
Yes - Williamstown has 2 train stations: Williamstown Beach Station, Williamstown Station. It is also served by 61 bus stops.
What is the population of Williamstown?
At the 2021 Census Williamstown had 14,407 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Williamstown statistical area, which contains Williamstown, went from 14,056 people in 2001 to 17,102 in 2025, up 22%.
Is Williamstown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Williamstown scores 1107 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Williamstown?
Median household income in Williamstown was $2,411 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,155 for the typical suburb in Hobsons Bay. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 1.9 km | 2% | 0% |
| Williamstown North | 2.0 km | 10% | 0% |
| Spotswood | 3.5 km | 5% | 0% |
| South Kingsville | 3.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Seaholme | 3.9 km | 14% | 0% |
| Port Melbourne Port Phillip |
4.3 km | 10% | 0% |
| Yarraville Maribyrnong |
4.8 km | 10% | 0% |
| Altona North | 5.6 km | 10% | 6% |
| Albert Park Port Phillip |
5.8 km | 8% | 0% |
| Kingsville Maribyrnong |
6.0 km | 5% | 0% |