Calga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Calga
(Central Coast, NSW) - 16.41 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
16.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Calga'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 Calga
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 25 Sep 2026
typical observed square 2 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.
Calga at a glance
How Calga is zoned
Buying in Calga? 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 16.41 km², Calga is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 44,890 m² across 81 parcels.
Who lives in Calga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Calga 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 1023, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Calga's 134 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Calga - Kulnura, the wider ABS statistical area containing Calga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Calga itself.
4,793 in 2001 to 4,678 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Calga 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 26 September 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 Calga 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 84% of Calga. 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 Calga. 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 Calga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Calga planning - frequently asked
Is Calga flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Calga and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 30%). Published flood models are held over parts of Calga; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Calga bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Calga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Coast average of 69%.
Is Calga under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 84% of Calga, and over about 92% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 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 Calga?
The dominant planning zone in Calga is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Rural Landscape.
Does Calga have heritage-listed places?
Calga has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Calga?
Across 81 surveyed parcels in Calga, the median lot size is about 44,890 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Calga?
At the 2021 Census Calga had 134 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Calga - Kulnura statistical area, which contains Calga, went from 4,793 people in 2001 to 4,678 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Calga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Calga scores 1023 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Calga?
Median household income in Calga was $2,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Central Coast. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,485 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenworth Valley | 3.9 km | 12% | 94% |
| Mount White | 5.0 km | 5% | 95% |
| Mooney Mooney Creek | 6.1 km | 20% | 93% |
| Kariong | 6.2 km | 3% | 92% |
| Greengrove | 6.8 km | 13% | 96% |
| Wendoree Park | 7.4 km | 28% | 80% |
| Peats Ridge | 7.5 km | Not mapped | 80% |
| Somersby | 7.6 km | <1% | 92% |
| Marlow | 7.9 km | 46% | 83% |
| Lower Mangrove | 8.1 km | 16% | 93% |