Canberra Airport flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Canberra Airport
(Majura, ACT) - 4.53 km², mapped from live district and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.53 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Canberra Airport'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 Canberra Airport
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 7 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
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.
Canberra Airport at a glance
How Canberra Airport is zoned
Buying in Canberra Airport? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 4.53 km², Canberra Airport is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Broadacre. The median lot measures about 4,207 m² across 9 parcels.
Who lives in Canberra Airport
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Canberra Airport 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 1026, and decile 1 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Canberra Airport's 125 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Canberra Airport, the wider ABS statistical area containing Canberra Airport. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Canberra Airport itself.
97 in 2001 to 128 in 2025, up 32%.
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.
Canberra Airport 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 Canberra Airport 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 92% of Canberra Airport. 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 Canberra Airport. 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 →Canberra Airport planning - frequently asked
Is Canberra Airport flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Canberra Airport and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the district-wide suburb average is 10%). Published flood models are held over parts of Canberra Airport; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Canberra Airport bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Canberra Airport is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Majura average of 41%.
Is Canberra Airport under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 92% of Canberra Airport, and over about 95% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 122 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 Canberra Airport?
The dominant planning zone in Canberra Airport is Broadacre, though the suburb also includes Designated and Transport.
Does Canberra Airport have heritage-listed places?
Canberra Airport has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Canberra Airport?
Across 9 surveyed parcels in Canberra Airport, the median lot size is about 4,207 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Canberra Airport have a train station?
There is no train station inside Canberra Airport itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Canberra Airport?
At the 2021 Census Canberra Airport had 125 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Canberra Airport statistical area, which contains Canberra Airport, went from 97 people in 2001 to 128 in 2025, up 32%.
Is Canberra Airport an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Canberra Airport scores 1026 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Canberra Airport?
Median household income in Canberra Airport was $2,218 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,796 for the typical suburb in Majura. Median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pialligo | 1.5 km | 20% | 74% |
| Fyshwick Canberra Central |
3.1 km | 36% | 52% |
| Campbell Canberra Central |
4.0 km | 3% | 39% |
| Russell Canberra Central |
4.1 km | 0% | 25% |
| Beard Jerrabomberra |
4.5 km | 0% | 61% |
| Kingston Canberra Central |
4.6 km | 12% | 9% |
| Oaks Estate Jerrabomberra |
5.0 km | 29% | 60% |
| Barton Canberra Central |
5.3 km | 37% | 3% |
| Reid Canberra Central |
5.3 km | 0% | <1% |
| Parkes Canberra Central |
5.4 km | 34% | 0% |