Anambah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Anambah
(Maitland, NSW) - 11.59 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
11.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Anambah'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 Anambah
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.
Anambah at a glance
How Anambah is zoned
Buying in Anambah? 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 11.59 km², Anambah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 544 m² across 167 parcels.
Who lives in Anambah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Anambah 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 1044, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Anambah's 64 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, the wider ABS statistical area containing Anambah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Anambah itself.
7,624 in 2001 to 19,954 in 2025, up 162%.
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.
Anambah 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 Anambah 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 71% of Anambah. 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 Anambah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Anambah planning - frequently asked
Is Anambah flood-prone?
About 41% of Anambah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%.
Is Anambah bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Anambah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Maitland average of 80%.
Is Anambah under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Anambah, and over about 75% 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 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 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 Anambah?
The dominant planning zone in Anambah is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Environmental Living.
Does Anambah have heritage-listed places?
Anambah has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Anambah?
Across 167 surveyed parcels in Anambah, the median lot size is about 544 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Anambah?
At the 2021 Census Anambah had 64 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.4 people. The wider Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn statistical area, which contains Anambah, went from 7,624 people in 2001 to 19,954 in 2025, up 162%.
Is Anambah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Anambah scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Anambah?
Median household income in Anambah was $3,049 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,015 for the typical suburb in Maitland. Median rent was $525 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melville | 2.1 km | 48% | 100% |
| Windella | 2.2 km | <1% | 58% |
| Gosforth | 3.3 km | 47% | 99% |
| Aberglasslyn | 3.6 km | 35% | 50% |
| Rutherford | 3.8 km | 8% | 35% |
| Windermere | 4.2 km | 42% | 99% |
| Rosebrook | 4.9 km | 9% | 100% |
| Maitland Vale | 5.2 km | 25% | 99% |
| Lochinvar | 5.5 km | 7% | 87% |
| Hillsborough | 5.5 km | 21% | 98% |