Yarra Glen flood map & planning overlays
Yarra Glen lists 24 heritage places, 6th in Yarra Ranges.
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A planning-constraint profile of Yarra Glen
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 35.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
35.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yarra Glen'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 Yarra Glen
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.
Yarra Glen at a glance
How Yarra Glen is zoned
Selling in Yarra Glen? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 35.13 km², Yarra Glen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 24 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5). The median lot measures about 992 m² across 1,556 parcels.
Who lives in Yarra Glen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yarra Glen 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 1028, and decile 8 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yarra Glen's 3,012 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Healesville - Yarra Glen, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yarra Glen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yarra Glen itself.
11,841 in 2001 to 14,116 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Yarra Glen 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 Yarra Glen address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 87% of Yarra Glen. 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 Yarra Glen lot.
Yarra Glen planning - frequently asked
Is Yarra Glen flood-prone?
About 10% of Yarra Glen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Yarra Glen bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Yarra Glen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Yarra Glen under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 87% of Yarra Glen, and over about 93% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 20 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 Yarra Glen?
The dominant planning zone in Yarra Glen is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ5), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ1) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ3).
Does Yarra Glen have heritage-listed places?
Yarra Glen has 24 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yarra Glen?
Across 1,556 surveyed parcels in Yarra Glen, the median lot size is about 992 m². There are also 870 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yarra Glen have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yarra Glen itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Yarra Glen?
At the 2021 Census Yarra Glen had 3,012 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Healesville - Yarra Glen statistical area, which contains Yarra Glen, went from 11,841 people in 2001 to 14,116 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Yarra Glen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yarra Glen scores 1028 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 Yarra Glen?
Median household income in Yarra Glen was $1,818 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yering | 4.0 km | 71% | 100% |
| Tarrawarra | 5.4 km | 34% | 100% |
| Christmas Hills Nillumbik |
6.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Coldstream | 7.0 km | 27% | 95% |
| Steels Creek | 7.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Dixons Creek | 8.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Smiths Gully Nillumbik |
8.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Chum Creek | 10.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bend Of Islands Nillumbik |
10.8 km | 7% | 100% |
| Watsons Creek Nillumbik |
10.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |