Taylor flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Taylor (Gungahlin, ACT) - 4.08 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.

Planning schematicTaylor

Constraint readout

4.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

below district avg (2%) · #9 of 17 mapped district suburbs

Bushfire-prone 46%

≈ district avg (38%) · #6 of 17 mapped district suburbs

Environmental18%

≈ district avg (15%) · #6 of 17 in district

Heritage sites 52 Noise corridor 94% Mostly Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas Bushfire 6th most affected of 17 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Taylor'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 Taylor

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

Under observed aircraft

23%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

3,500 ft

averaging 5,000 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.

Taylor at a glance

Parcels 1,920 Median lot 471 m² Mapped easements 995 Bus stops 14

How Taylor is zoned

Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas 30%

Urban Residential 22%

Urban Open Space 20%

Suburban 16%

Transport 6%

Medium Density Residential 2%

Buying in Taylor? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.

Across its 4.08 km², Taylor is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 52 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas. The median lot measures about 471 m² across 1,920 parcels.

Who lives in Taylor

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Taylor suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

2,220

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,655

per week, Gungahlin suburb typical $2,680

Median rent

$282

per week, Gungahlin suburb typical $460

Median mortgage

$2,500

per month

Household size

3.4

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1085, and decile 5 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Taylor's 2,220 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 11.7%

5-14 17.2%

15-19 3.6%

20-24 5.4%

25-34 24.6%

35-44 22.2%

45-54 6.8%

55-64 4.4%

65-74 3.1%

75-84 0.8%

85+ 0.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Taylor, the wider ABS statistical area containing Taylor. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Taylor itself.

0 in 2001 to 5,512 in 2025.

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.

Taylor 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.

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Taylor planning - frequently asked

Is Taylor flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Taylor and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the district-wide suburb average is 2%).

Is Taylor bushfire-prone?

Around 46% of Taylor is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gungahlin average of 38%.

Is Taylor under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 23% of Taylor in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Taylor?

The dominant planning zone in Taylor is Hills, Ridges and Buffer Areas, though the suburb also includes Urban Residential and Urban Open Space.

Does Taylor have heritage-listed places?

Taylor has 52 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Taylor?

Across 1,920 surveyed parcels in Taylor, the median lot size is about 471 m². There are also 995 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Taylor have a train station?

There is no train station inside Taylor itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.

What is the population of Taylor?

At the 2021 Census Taylor had 2,220 usual residents, with a median age of 30 and an average household size of 3.4 people.

Is Taylor an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Taylor scores 1085 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Taylor?

Median household income in Taylor was $2,655 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,680 for the typical suburb in Gungahlin. Median rent was $282 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Moncrieff	1.7 km	<1%	22%
Jacka	2.0 km	0%	87%
Casey	2.5 km	0%	48%
Ngunnawal	2.8 km	4%	9%
Amaroo	3.0 km	9%	15%
Bonner	3.3 km	0%	32%
Forde	4.0 km	0%	30%
Hall Hall	4.5 km	0%	92%
Nicholls	4.8 km	8%	36%
Gungahlin	5.1 km	4%	36%

See all Gungahlin suburb profiles →