Beard flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Beard
(Jerrabomberra, ACT) - 0.45 km², mapped from live district and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Beard'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 Beard
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Beard at a glance
How Beard is zoned
Buying in Beard? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 0.45 km², Beard is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 61% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Broadacre. The median lot measures about 1,097 m² across 98 parcels.
Who lives in Beard
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Beard suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Canberra East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Beard. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Beard itself.
973 in 2001 to 1,226 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Beard 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 | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data, 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 3 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 Beard 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Beard. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Beard. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Beard planning - frequently asked
Is Beard flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Beard and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the district-wide suburb average is 12%). Published flood models are held over parts of Beard; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Beard bushfire-prone?
Around 61% of Beard is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Jerrabomberra average of 74%.
Is Beard under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Beard, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Beard?
The dominant planning zone in Beard is Broadacre, though the suburb also includes Transport and Designated.
Does Beard have heritage-listed places?
Beard has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Beard?
Across 98 surveyed parcels in Beard, the median lot size is about 1,097 m². There are also 62 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oaks Estate | 1.5 km | 29% | 60% |
| Fyshwick Canberra Central |
4.3 km | 36% | 52% |
| Canberra Airport Majura |
4.5 km | 0% | 8% |
| Pialligo Majura |
4.6 km | 20% | 74% |
| Symonston | 5.0 km | 10% | 90% |
| Narrabundah Canberra Central |
5.7 km | 4% | 18% |
| Kingston Canberra Central |
6.6 km | 12% | 9% |
| Hume | 6.6 km | 7% | 85% |
| Griffith Canberra Central |
7.0 km | 0% | 0% |
| Russell Canberra Central |
7.3 km | 0% | 25% |