Bickley Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bickley Vale
(Camden, NSW) - 2.91 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
2.91 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bickley Vale'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 Bickley Vale
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: observed, lowest 9,500 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.
Bickley Vale at a glance
How Bickley Vale is zoned
Buying in Bickley Vale? 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 2.91 km², Bickley Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 63,700 m² across 25 parcels.
Who lives in Bickley Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bickley Vale 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 1085, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bickley Vale's 430 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Camden - Ellis Lane, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bickley Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bickley Vale itself.
10,550 in 2001 to 13,365 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Bickley Vale 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.
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Bickley Vale. 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 →Bickley Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Bickley Vale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bickley Vale and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 8%).
Is Bickley Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Bickley Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Camden average of 44%.
Is Bickley Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Bickley Vale, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 28 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 Bickley Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Bickley Vale is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Infrastructure.
Does Bickley Vale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bickley Vale.
What is the typical lot size in Bickley Vale?
Across 25 surveyed parcels in Bickley Vale, the median lot size is about 63,700 m².
Does Bickley Vale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bickley Vale itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Bickley Vale?
At the 2021 Census Bickley Vale had 430 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Camden - Ellis Lane statistical area, which contains Bickley Vale, went from 10,550 people in 2001 to 13,365 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Bickley Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bickley Vale scores 1085 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bickley Vale?
Median household income in Bickley Vale was $2,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,294 for the typical suburb in Camden. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cawdor Wollondilly |
2.0 km | 0% | 98% |
| Grasmere | 2.6 km | 0% | 61% |
| Camden | 3.7 km | 0% | 52% |
| Camden South | 3.7 km | 0% | 45% |
| Brownlow Hill Wollondilly |
4.3 km | 0% | 87% |
| Mount Hunter Wollondilly |
5.0 km | 0% | 98% |
| Ellis Lane | 5.1 km | 0% | 30% |
| Glenmore Wollondilly |
5.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Camden Park Wollondilly |
5.6 km | 0% | 93% |
| Elderslie | 5.7 km | 23% | 16% |