Kenny flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kenny
(Gungahlin, ACT) - 6.16 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
6.16 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kenny'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 Kenny
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.
Kenny at a glance
How Kenny is zoned
Buying in Kenny? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 6.16 km², Kenny is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 62 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas. The median lot measures about 35,938 m² across 26 parcels.
Who lives in Kenny
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kenny suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kenny, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kenny. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kenny itself.
47 in 2001 to 18 in 2025, down 62%.
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.
Kenny 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 Kenny 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.
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 Kenny. 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 →Kenny planning - frequently asked
Is Kenny flood-prone?
About 3% of Kenny falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 2%. Published flood models are held over parts of Kenny; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Kenny bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Kenny is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gungahlin average of 38%.
Is Kenny under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 88% of Kenny in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Kenny?
The dominant planning zone in Kenny is Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas, though the suburb also includes Suburban and Broadacre.
Does Kenny have heritage-listed places?
Kenny has 62 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kenny?
Across 26 surveyed parcels in Kenny, the median lot size is about 35,938 m². There are also 48 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kenny have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kenny itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops and 1 tram stop.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison | 2.1 km | 0% | 25% |
| Watson Canberra Central |
2.3 km | <1% | 44% |
| Mitchell | 2.5 km | <1% | 55% |
| Throsby | 2.6 km | 0% | 36% |
| Franklin | 2.7 km | <1% | 21% |
| Downer Canberra Central |
3.6 km | <1% | 0% |
| Hackett Canberra Central |
3.9 km | 0% | 41% |
| Gungahlin | 4.2 km | 4% | 36% |
| Palmerston | 4.8 km | 0% | 9% |
| Lyneham Canberra Central |
4.8 km | 5% | 23% |