Bobs Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bobs Creek
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 11.18 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
11.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bobs Creek'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 Bobs Creek
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 3 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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.
Bobs Creek at a glance
How Bobs Creek is zoned
Buying in Bobs Creek? 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 11.18 km², Bobs Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 128,278 m² across 52 parcels.
Who lives in Bobs Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bobs Creek 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 966, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bobs Creek's 119 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Laurieton - Bonny Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bobs Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bobs Creek itself.
13,784 in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Bobs Creek 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 Bobs Creek 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 43% of Bobs Creek. 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 Bobs Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bobs Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Bobs Creek flood-prone?
About 27% of Bobs Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Bobs Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bobs Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is Bobs Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 43% of Bobs Creek, and over about 78% 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 10 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 Bobs Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Bobs Creek is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Environmental Conservation.
Does Bobs Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bobs Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Bobs Creek?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in Bobs Creek, the median lot size is about 128,278 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bobs Creek?
At the 2021 Census Bobs Creek had 119 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area, which contains Bobs Creek, went from 13,784 people in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Bobs Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bobs Creek scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bobs Creek?
Median household income in Bobs Creek was $1,531 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jolly Nose | 2.9 km | 38% | 69% |
| Lakewood | 4.4 km | 9% | 80% |
| West Haven | 5.0 km | 33% | 68% |
| Logans Crossing | 5.3 km | 27% | 96% |
| Herons Creek | 5.6 km | 10% | 100% |
| Laurieton | 6.4 km | 52% | 61% |
| Grants Beach | 6.6 km | 21% | 100% |
| Kew | 6.9 km | 44% | 90% |
| North Brother | 6.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Bonny Hills | 7.0 km | 5% | 94% |