Albion Park Rail flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Albion Park Rail
(Shellharbour, NSW) - 7.19 km², mapped from live council 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
7.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Albion Park Rail'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 Albion Park Rail
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 2 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.
Albion Park Rail at a glance
How Albion Park Rail is zoned
Buying in Albion Park Rail? 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 7.19 km², Albion Park Rail is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 34% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 601 m² across 2,625 parcels.
Who lives in Albion Park Rail
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Albion Park Rail 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 900, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Albion Park Rail's 6,920 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Albion Park Rail, the wider ABS statistical area containing Albion Park Rail. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Albion Park Rail itself.
7,587 in 2001 to 6,883 in 2025, down 9%.
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.
Albion Park Rail 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 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 Albion Park Rail address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Albion Park Rail. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Albion Park Rail planning - frequently asked
Is Albion Park Rail flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Albion Park Rail and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Albion Park Rail bushfire-prone?
Around 34% of Albion Park Rail is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Shellharbour average of 47%.
Is Albion Park Rail under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Albion Park Rail, and over about 95% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Albion Park Rail?
The dominant planning zone in Albion Park Rail is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Special Activities and Primary Production.
Does Albion Park Rail have heritage-listed places?
Albion Park Rail has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Albion Park Rail?
Across 2,625 surveyed parcels in Albion Park Rail, the median lot size is about 601 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Albion Park Rail have a train station?
Yes - Albion Park Rail has 1 train station: Albion Park Station. It is also served by 149 bus stops.
What is the population of Albion Park Rail?
At the 2021 Census Albion Park Rail had 6,920 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Albion Park Rail statistical area, which contains Albion Park Rail, went from 7,587 people in 2001 to 6,883 in 2025, down 9%.
Is Albion Park Rail an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Albion Park Rail scores 900 and sits in decile 2 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 Albion Park Rail?
Median household income in Albion Park Rail was $1,411 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,718 for the typical suburb in Shellharbour. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haywards Bay Wollongong |
1.8 km | 0% | 64% |
| Albion Park | 2.7 km | Not mapped | 46% |
| Oak Flats | 2.8 km | 0% | 13% |
| Yallah Wollongong |
3.1 km | 0% | 74% |
| Blackbutt | 4.0 km | Not mapped | 57% |
| Shellharbour City Centre | 4.2 km | Not mapped | 5% |
| Croom | 4.5 km | Not mapped | 93% |
| Mount Warrigal | 5.0 km | 0% | 7% |
| Tullimbar | 5.5 km | Not mapped | 82% |
| Flinders | 5.6 km | Not mapped | 16% |