Eastern Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eastern Creek
(Blacktown, NSW) - 19.03 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
19.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eastern Creek'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 Eastern Creek
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 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.
Eastern Creek at a glance
How Eastern Creek is zoned
Buying in Eastern Creek? 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 19.03 km², Eastern Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 45% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Industrial. The median lot measures about 1,609 m² across 618 parcels.
Who lives in Eastern Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eastern Creek 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 919, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Eastern Creek's 874 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Prospect Reservoir, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eastern Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eastern Creek itself.
18 in 2001 to 16 in 2025, down 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.
Eastern Creek 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 Eastern Creek 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 74% of Eastern Creek. 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 Eastern Creek. 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 Eastern Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Eastern Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Eastern Creek flood-prone?
About 13% of Eastern Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%. Published flood models are held over parts of Eastern Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Eastern Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 45% of Eastern Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Blacktown average of 21%.
Is Eastern Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 74% of Eastern Creek, and over about 98% 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 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 23 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 Eastern Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Eastern Creek is General Industrial, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Environmental Conservation.
Does Eastern Creek have heritage-listed places?
Eastern Creek has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Eastern Creek?
Across 618 surveyed parcels in Eastern Creek, the median lot size is about 1,609 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Eastern Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Eastern Creek itself. The suburb is served by 108 bus stops.
What is the population of Eastern Creek?
At the 2021 Census Eastern Creek had 874 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Prospect Reservoir statistical area, which contains Eastern Creek, went from 18 people in 2001 to 16 in 2025, down 11%.
Is Eastern Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eastern Creek scores 919 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Eastern Creek?
Median household income in Eastern Creek was $1,861 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,117 for the typical suburb in Blacktown. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minchinbury | 2.6 km | 10% | 9% |
| Bungarribee | 2.7 km | 56% | 72% |
| Huntingwood | 2.9 km | 7% | 15% |
| Arndell Park | 3.1 km | 14% | 2% |
| Rooty Hill | 3.4 km | 16% | 19% |
| Prospect | 4.2 km | 1% | 50% |
| Doonside | 4.5 km | 23% | 24% |
| Horsley Park Fairfield |
4.6 km | 13% | 48% |
| Erskine Park Penrith |
4.8 km | <1% | 22% |
| Mount Druitt | 5.1 km | 13% | 16% |