Dover Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dover Heights
(Waverley, NSW) - 1.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.01 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dover 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 Dover 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 5 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.
Dover Heights at a glance
How Dover Heights is zoned
Buying in Dover 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 1.01 km², Dover Heights is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 506 m² across 1,272 parcels.
Who lives in Dover Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dover 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 1186, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dover Heights's 4,044 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dover Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dover Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dover Heights itself.
10,313 in 2001 to 11,520 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Dover 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 Dover 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 100% of Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover Heights lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Dover Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Dover Heights flood-prone?
About 2% of Dover Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%. Published flood models are held over parts of Dover Heights; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Dover Heights bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Dover Heights and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone.
Is Dover Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Dover Heights, 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 Dover Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Dover Heights is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Public Recreation.
Does Dover Heights have heritage-listed places?
Dover Heights has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Dover Heights?
Across 1,272 surveyed parcels in Dover Heights, the median lot size is about 506 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Dover Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Dover Heights itself. The suburb is served by 53 bus stops.
What is the population of Dover Heights?
At the 2021 Census Dover Heights had 4,044 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Dover Heights statistical area, which contains Dover Heights, went from 10,313 people in 2001 to 11,520 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Dover Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dover Heights scores 1186 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dover Heights?
Median household income in Dover Heights was $3,877 a week at the 2021 Census, against $3,292 for the typical suburb in Waverley. Median rent was $798 a week and the median mortgage repayment $4,333 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Bay Woollahra |
1.3 km | 2% | 0% |
| North Bondi | 1.4 km | 16% | 0% |
| Bondi Beach | 2.0 km | 16% | 0% |
| Vaucluse Woollahra |
2.1 km | <1% | 0% |
| Bellevue Hill Woollahra |
2.5 km | 0% | 0% |
| Bondi | 2.7 km | 5% | 0% |
| Point Piper Woollahra |
2.8 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Tamarama | 2.9 km | 10% | 0% |
| Double Bay Woollahra |
3.5 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Bondi Junction | 3.6 km | 4% | 0% |