Willowmavin flood map & planning overlays
Willowmavin matches Whiteheads Creek at a median of 53, joint 2nd.
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A planning-constraint profile of Willowmavin
(Mitchell, VIC) - 57.34 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
57.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Willowmavin'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 Willowmavin
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 4,500 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.
Willowmavin at a glance
How Willowmavin is zoned
Selling in Willowmavin? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 57.34 km², Willowmavin is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Farming Zone (FZ). The median lot measures about 133,095 m² across 259 parcels.
Who lives in Willowmavin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Willowmavin 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 1046, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Willowmavin's 241 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilmore - Broadford, the wider ABS statistical area containing Willowmavin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Willowmavin itself.
8,889 in 2001 to 16,694 in 2025, up 88%.
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.
Willowmavin 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 Willowmavin 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 16% of Willowmavin. 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 Willowmavin lot.
Willowmavin planning - frequently asked
Is Willowmavin flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Willowmavin and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 6%).
Is Willowmavin bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Willowmavin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mitchell average of 99%.
Is Willowmavin under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 16% of Willowmavin, 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Willowmavin?
The dominant planning zone in Willowmavin is Farming Zone (FZ), though the suburb also includes Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ) and Public Use Zone (PUZ1).
Does Willowmavin have heritage-listed places?
Willowmavin has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Willowmavin?
Across 259 surveyed parcels in Willowmavin, the median lot size is about 133,095 m². There are also 95 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Willowmavin?
At the 2021 Census Willowmavin had 241 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Kilmore - Broadford statistical area, which contains Willowmavin, went from 8,889 people in 2001 to 16,694 in 2025, up 88%.
Is Willowmavin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Willowmavin scores 1046 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Willowmavin?
Median household income in Willowmavin was $2,055 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,875 for the typical suburb in Mitchell. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tantaraboo Macedon Ranges |
4.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Moranding | 6.4 km | <1% | 100% |
| High Camp | 6.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Goldie Macedon Ranges |
6.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Forbes | 7.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kilmore | 8.6 km | 5% | 88% |
| Springfield (Romsey) Macedon Ranges |
10.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kilmore East | 12.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Bylands | 12.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Nulla Vale | 13.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |