Bouddi flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bouddi
(Central Coast, NSW) - 7.28 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
7.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bouddi'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 Bouddi
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 4,000 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.
Bouddi at a glance
How Bouddi is zoned
Buying in Bouddi? 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 7.28 km², Bouddi is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 1,083 m² across 60 parcels.
Who lives in Bouddi
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bouddi suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Box Head - MacMasters Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bouddi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bouddi itself.
10,153 in 2001 to 11,289 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Bouddi 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 Bouddi 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 55% of Bouddi. 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 Bouddi lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bouddi planning - frequently asked
Is Bouddi flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bouddi and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 30%).
Is Bouddi bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Bouddi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Coast average of 69%.
Is Bouddi under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 55% of Bouddi, and over about 83% 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 4,500 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 Bouddi?
The dominant planning zone in Bouddi is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Environmental Management.
Does Bouddi have heritage-listed places?
Bouddi has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bouddi?
Across 60 surveyed parcels in Bouddi, the median lot size is about 1,083 m².
Does Bouddi have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bouddi itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bensville | 2.3 km | 29% | 90% |
| Killcare Heights | 2.5 km | <1% | 94% |
| Macmasters Beach | 2.5 km | 20% | 90% |
| Empire Bay | 3.5 km | 60% | 61% |
| Killcare | 3.7 km | 39% | 68% |
| Kincumber South | 4.3 km | 66% | 56% |
| Hardys Bay | 4.4 km | 4% | 91% |
| Copacabana | 4.7 km | 15% | 47% |
| Daleys Point | 4.8 km | 32% | 69% |
| Pretty Beach | 5.0 km | 52% | 54% |