Macgregor flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Macgregor
(Belconnen, ACT) - 4.28 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
4.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Macgregor'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 Macgregor
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
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.
Macgregor at a glance
How Macgregor is zoned
Buying in Macgregor? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 4.28 km², Macgregor is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 44 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Suburban. The median lot measures about 662 m² across 2,437 parcels.
Who lives in Macgregor
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Macgregor 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 1048, and decile 2 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Macgregor's 7,049 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Macgregor (ACT), the wider ABS statistical area containing Macgregor. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Macgregor itself.
3,841 in 2001 to 6,975 in 2025, up 82%.
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.
Macgregor 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 Macgregor 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 1% of Macgregor. 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 Macgregor. 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 →Macgregor planning - frequently asked
Is Macgregor flood-prone?
About 5% of Macgregor falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 3%. Published flood models are held over parts of Macgregor; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Macgregor bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Macgregor is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Belconnen average of 26%.
Is Macgregor under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Macgregor, and over about 42% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Macgregor?
The dominant planning zone in Macgregor is Suburban, though the suburb also includes Urban Open Space and Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas.
Does Macgregor have heritage-listed places?
Macgregor has 44 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Macgregor?
Across 2,437 surveyed parcels in Macgregor, the median lot size is about 662 m². There are also 2,639 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Macgregor have a train station?
There is no train station inside Macgregor itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.
What is the population of Macgregor?
At the 2021 Census Macgregor had 7,049 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Macgregor (ACT) statistical area, which contains Macgregor, went from 3,841 people in 2001 to 6,975 in 2025, up 82%.
Is Macgregor an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Macgregor scores 1048 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Macgregor?
Median household income in Macgregor was $2,344 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,331 for the typical suburb in Belconnen. Median rent was $464 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunlop | 1.7 km | 4% | 42% |
| Holt | 1.8 km | 0% | 3% |
| Latham | 1.9 km | 8% | 33% |
| Charnwood | 2.2 km | 0% | 2% |
| Flynn | 2.7 km | 3% | 8% |
| Higgins | 3.1 km | 0% | 5% |
| Macnamara | 3.4 km | 0% | 91% |
| Strathnairn | 3.4 km | 0% | 79% |
| Fraser | 3.5 km | 0% | 71% |
| Scullin | 3.8 km | 0% | 0% |