Bonny Hills flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bonny Hills
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 21.76 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
21.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bonny Hills'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 Bonny Hills
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.
Bonny Hills at a glance
How Bonny Hills is zoned
Buying in Bonny Hills? 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 21.76 km², Bonny Hills is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 673 m² across 1,393 parcels.
Who lives in Bonny Hills
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bonny Hills 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 993, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bonny Hills's 3,045 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Laurieton - Bonny Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bonny Hills. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bonny Hills 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.
Bonny Hills 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 Bonny Hills address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 60% of Bonny Hills. 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 →Bonny Hills planning - frequently asked
Is Bonny Hills flood-prone?
About 5% of Bonny Hills falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Bonny Hills bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Bonny Hills is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is Bonny Hills under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 60% of Bonny Hills, and over about 72% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Bonny Hills?
The dominant planning zone in Bonny Hills is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Environmental Conservation.
Does Bonny Hills have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bonny Hills.
What is the typical lot size in Bonny Hills?
Across 1,393 surveyed parcels in Bonny Hills, the median lot size is about 673 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bonny Hills have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bonny Hills itself. The suburb is served by 50 bus stops.
What is the population of Bonny Hills?
At the 2021 Census Bonny Hills had 3,045 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area, which contains Bonny Hills, went from 13,784 people in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Bonny Hills an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bonny Hills scores 993 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bonny Hills?
Median household income in Bonny Hills was $1,421 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $445 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,820 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Cathie | 3.3 km | 33% | 85% |
| Jolly Nose | 4.1 km | 38% | 69% |
| Grants Beach | 4.8 km | 21% | 100% |
| North Haven | 6.9 km | 79% | 78% |
| Bobs Creek | 7.0 km | 27% | 100% |
| Camden Head | 7.6 km | 61% | 47% |
| West Haven | 7.9 km | 33% | 68% |
| Lake Innes | 8.0 km | 38% | 87% |
| Laurieton | 8.1 km | 52% | 61% |
| Lakewood | 8.9 km | 9% | 80% |