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Woodstock flood map & planning overlays

The VIC Woodstock is Whittlesea's oldest at 53 on 351 m² lots, 98.7% bushfire.

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A planning-constraint profile of Woodstock (Whittlesea, VIC) - 31.25 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woodstock'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Woodstock

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

Under observed aircraft
82%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
38%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~3 a day
0 a day below 3,000 ft · ±16% · area average
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.

Woodstock at a glance

Parcels 1,134 Median lot 351 m² Mapped easements 440

How Woodstock is zoned

Green Wedge Zone (GWZ) 64%
Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) 30%
Urban Growth Zone (UGZ6) 6%
Transport Zone (TRZ2) 1%
Transport Zone (TRZ3) 0%

Selling in Woodstock? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.

Across its 31.25 km², Woodstock is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ). The median lot measures about 351 m² across 1,134 parcels.

Who lives in Woodstock

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woodstock suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
150
usual residents, 2021
Median age
53
years
Median household income
$1,375
per week, Whittlesea suburb typical $1,735
Median rent
$390
per week, Whittlesea suburb typical $381
Median mortgage
$3,500
per month
Household size
2.7
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 992, and decile 5 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Woodstock's 150 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.2%
5-14 8.9%
15-19 6.2%
20-24 5.5%
25-34 6.8%
35-44 6.2%
45-54 13.7%
55-64 15.1%
65-74 22.6%
75-84 6.8%
85+ 2.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Whittlesea, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woodstock. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woodstock 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.

Woodstock data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
ZoningMappedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldVicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 38% of Woodstock. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Woodstock planning - frequently asked

Is Woodstock flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Woodstock and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).

Is Woodstock bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Woodstock is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whittlesea average of 64%.

Is Woodstock under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 38% of Woodstock, and over about 82% 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 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Woodstock?

The dominant planning zone in Woodstock is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) and Urban Growth Zone (UGZ6).

Does Woodstock have heritage-listed places?

Woodstock has 8 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Woodstock?

Across 1,134 surveyed parcels in Woodstock, the median lot size is about 351 m². There are also 440 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Woodstock?

At the 2021 Census Woodstock had 150 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Whittlesea statistical area, which contains Woodstock, went from 5,781 people in 2001 to 18,174 in 2025, up 214%.

Is Woodstock an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woodstock scores 992 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Woodstock?

Median household income in Woodstock was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Whittlesea. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mernda 5.8 km 4% 64%
Donnybrook 5.9 km <1% 84%
Wollert 6.3 km 2% 75%
Eden Park 6.6 km Not mapped 100%
Yan Yean 6.9 km 9% 89%
Kalkallo
Hume		 8.5 km 4% 46%
Doreen
Nillumbik		 9.5 km 2% 68%
Whittlesea 10.5 km 2% 98%
Beveridge
Mitchell		 10.5 km 3% 98%
South Morang 10.6 km 5% 52%

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