Stirling flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stirling
(Weston Creek, ACT) - 1.33 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
1.33 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stirling's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Stirling
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.
Stirling at a glance
How Stirling is zoned
Buying in Stirling? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 1.33 km², Stirling is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Suburban. The median lot measures about 815 m² across 677 parcels.
Who lives in Stirling
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stirling 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 1071, and decile 4 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stirling's 2,191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Stirling, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stirling. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stirling itself.
2,163 in 2001 to 2,167 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
Stirling 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 Stirling 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Stirling. 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 →Stirling planning - frequently asked
Is Stirling flood-prone?
About 1% of Stirling falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 1%. Published flood models are held over parts of Stirling; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Stirling bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Stirling and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Weston Creek average is 22%).
Is Stirling under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Stirling in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Stirling?
The dominant planning zone in Stirling is Suburban, though the suburb also includes Urban Open Space and Transport.
Does Stirling have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stirling.
What is the typical lot size in Stirling?
Across 677 surveyed parcels in Stirling, the median lot size is about 815 m². There are also 1,212 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Stirling have a train station?
There is no train station inside Stirling itself. The suburb is served by 19 bus stops.
What is the population of Stirling?
At the 2021 Census Stirling had 2,191 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Stirling statistical area, which contains Stirling, went from 2,163 people in 2001 to 2,167 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Stirling an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stirling scores 1071 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stirling?
Median household income in Stirling was $2,206 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,306 for the typical suburb in Weston Creek. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,258 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waramanga | 1.2 km | 1% | 14% |
| Rivett | 1.2 km | <1% | 1% |
| Chapman | 1.3 km | 0% | 33% |
| Fisher | 1.4 km | 0% | 24% |
| Holder | 1.7 km | 3% | 16% |
| Weston | 2.3 km | 4% | 36% |
| Duffy | 2.4 km | <1% | 49% |
| Lyons Woden Valley |
2.4 km | 0% | 54% |
| Chifley Woden Valley |
2.6 km | 0% | 33% |
| Pearce Woden Valley |
3.4 km | 0% | 10% |