Eagleton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eagleton
(Port Stephens, NSW) - 13.96 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
13.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eagleton'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 Eagleton
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.
Eagleton at a glance
How Eagleton is zoned
Buying in Eagleton? 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 13.96 km², Eagleton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 101,564 m² across 94 parcels.
Who lives in Eagleton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eagleton 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 980, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Eagleton's 205 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Raymond Terrace, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eagleton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eagleton itself.
13,601 in 2001 to 15,345 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Eagleton 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 Eagleton 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 14% of Eagleton. 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 Eagleton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Eagleton planning - frequently asked
Is Eagleton flood-prone?
About 32% of Eagleton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 45%.
Is Eagleton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Eagleton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Stephens average of 82%.
Is Eagleton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Eagleton, and over about 30% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. 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 Eagleton?
The dominant planning zone in Eagleton is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Environmental Management.
Does Eagleton have heritage-listed places?
Eagleton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Eagleton?
Across 94 surveyed parcels in Eagleton, the median lot size is about 101,564 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Eagleton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Eagleton itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Eagleton?
At the 2021 Census Eagleton had 205 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Raymond Terrace statistical area, which contains Eagleton, went from 13,601 people in 2001 to 15,345 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Eagleton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eagleton scores 980 and sits in decile 5 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 Eagleton?
Median household income in Eagleton was $1,421 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,421 for the typical suburb in Port Stephens. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,573 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Hill | 2.0 km | 13% | 99% |
| Ferodale | 4.2 km | 50% | 74% |
| Balickera | 6.0 km | 22% | 99% |
| Nelsons Plains | 6.5 km | 71% | 98% |
| Raymond Terrace | 6.9 km | 54% | 76% |
| East Seaham | 7.3 km | 41% | 99% |
| Seaham | 7.8 km | 48% | 97% |
| Osterley | 8.0 km | 55% | 99% |
| Brandy Hill | 8.3 km | 39% | 100% |
| Duckenfield Maitland |
10.3 km | 45% | 99% |