Yarra Junction flood map & planning overlays
Yarra Junction is 15.3% flood-mapped, 7th of 61.
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A planning-constraint profile of Yarra Junction
(Yarra Ranges, VIC) - 17.58 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 24 October 2026.
Constraint readout
17.58 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yarra Junction'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 Junction
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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 Junction at a glance
How Yarra Junction is zoned
Selling in Yarra Junction? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 17.58 km², Yarra Junction is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4). The median lot measures about 969 m² across 1,706 parcels.
Who lives in Yarra Junction
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yarra Junction 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 944, and decile 2 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yarra Junction's 2,875 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarra Valley, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yarra Junction. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yarra Junction itself.
15,932 in 2001 to 17,087 in 2025, up 7%.
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 Junction 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 Junction address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Yarra Junction. 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 Junction lot.
Yarra Junction planning - frequently asked
Is Yarra Junction flood-prone?
About 15% of Yarra Junction falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%.
Is Yarra Junction bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Yarra Junction is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Yarra Ranges average of 95%.
Is Yarra Junction under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of Yarra Junction, and over about 40% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. 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 Junction?
The dominant planning zone in Yarra Junction is Green Wedge Zone (GWZ4), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ3) and Neighbourhood Residential Zone (NRZ2).
Does Yarra Junction have heritage-listed places?
Yarra Junction has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yarra Junction?
Across 1,706 surveyed parcels in Yarra Junction, the median lot size is about 969 m². There are also 619 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yarra Junction have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yarra Junction itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Yarra Junction?
At the 2021 Census Yarra Junction had 2,875 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yarra Valley statistical area, which contains Yarra Junction, went from 15,932 people in 2001 to 17,087 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Yarra Junction an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yarra Junction scores 944 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yarra Junction?
Median household income in Yarra Junction was $1,302 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,999 for the typical suburb in Yarra Ranges. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wesburn | 3.3 km | 3% | 100% |
| Launching Place | 4.7 km | 16% | 100% |
| Gladysdale | 5.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Millgrove | 6.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Hoddles Creek | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Don Valley | 7.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Three Bridges | 7.8 km | 2% | 100% |
| Woori Yallock | 8.7 km | 21% | 97% |
| Warburton | 9.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Mount Toolebewong | 10.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |