Airds flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Airds
(Campbelltown, NSW) - 2.37 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.37 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Airds'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 Airds
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 25 Sep 2026
typical observed square 2 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.
Airds at a glance
How Airds is zoned
Buying in Airds? The zoning, flood and bushfire lines on the section 10.7 certificate attached to the contract are mapped controls - see our s10.7 certificate guide.
Across its 2.37 km², Airds is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 510 m² across 1,356 parcels.
Who lives in Airds
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Airds 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 741, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Airds's 3,265 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bradbury - Wedderburn, the wider ABS statistical area containing Airds. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Airds itself.
19,619 in 2001 to 21,000 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Airds 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 | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Zoning | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, 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 26 September 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 Airds 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 23% of Airds. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Airds lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Airds planning - frequently asked
Is Airds flood-prone?
About 4% of Airds falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 1%.
Is Airds bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Airds is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Campbelltown average of 49%.
Is Airds under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 23% of Airds, and over about 64% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 20 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 Airds?
The dominant planning zone in Airds is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Public Recreation and Infrastructure.
Does Airds have heritage-listed places?
Airds has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Airds?
Across 1,356 surveyed parcels in Airds, the median lot size is about 510 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Airds have a train station?
There is no train station inside Airds itself. The suburb is served by 76 bus stops.
What is the population of Airds?
At the 2021 Census Airds had 3,265 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Bradbury - Wedderburn statistical area, which contains Airds, went from 19,619 people in 2001 to 21,000 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Airds an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Airds scores 741 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Airds?
Median household income in Airds was $944 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,797 for the typical suburb in Campbelltown. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,210 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury | 1.6 km | <1% | 6% |
| Ruse | 2.1 km | <1% | 45% |
| Campbelltown | 2.7 km | 0% | 31% |
| St Helens Park | 2.9 km | 8% | 73% |
| Ambarvale | 3.4 km | 4% | 1% |
| Leumeah | 3.6 km | 0% | 28% |
| Englorie Park | 3.6 km | 0% | 14% |
| Kentlyn | 3.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Blair Athol | 3.9 km | 0% | 24% |
| Rosemeadow | 4.4 km | 14% | 9% |