Burwood Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burwood Heights
(Burwood, NSW) - 0.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.23 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burwood Heights'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 Burwood Heights
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 8 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.
Burwood Heights at a glance
How Burwood Heights is zoned
Buying in Burwood Heights? 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 0.23 km², Burwood Heights is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 605 m² across 282 parcels.
Who lives in Burwood Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burwood Heights 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 1079, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burwood Heights's 1,134 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Croydon Park - Enfield, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burwood Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burwood Heights itself.
16,460 in 2001 to 18,270 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.
Burwood Heights 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 Burwood Heights 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 36% of Burwood Heights. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Burwood Heights. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Burwood Heights lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Burwood Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Burwood Heights flood-prone?
About 17% of Burwood Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%. Published flood models are held over parts of Burwood Heights; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Burwood Heights bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Burwood Heights and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Burwood Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 36% of Burwood Heights, and over about 100% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 14 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 Burwood Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Burwood Heights is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Infrastructure.
Does Burwood Heights have heritage-listed places?
Burwood Heights has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Burwood Heights?
Across 282 surveyed parcels in Burwood Heights, the median lot size is about 605 m².
Does Burwood Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Burwood Heights itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Burwood Heights?
At the 2021 Census Burwood Heights had 1,134 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Croydon Park - Enfield statistical area, which contains Burwood Heights, went from 16,460 people in 2001 to 18,270 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Burwood Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burwood Heights scores 1079 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 Burwood Heights?
Median household income in Burwood Heights was $2,087 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,914 for the typical suburb in Burwood. Median rent was $475 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,227 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enfield | 0.7 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Croydon Park Canterbury-Bankstown |
0.9 km | 11% | 0% |
| Burwood | 1.2 km | 8% | 0% |
| Croydon | 1.4 km | 25% | 0% |
| Ashbury Canterbury-Bankstown |
1.8 km | 4% | 0% |
| Ashfield Inner West |
1.9 km | 25% | 0% |
| Belfield Canterbury-Bankstown |
2.4 km | 1% | 0% |
| Strathfield South Strathfield |
2.4 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Strathfield Strathfield |
2.4 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Campsie Canterbury-Bankstown |
2.8 km | 5% | 0% |