Eglinton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eglinton
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 51.38 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
51.38 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eglinton'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 Eglinton
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: 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.
Eglinton at a glance
How Eglinton is zoned
Buying in Eglinton? 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 51.38 km², Eglinton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 940 m² across 1,314 parcels.
Who lives in Eglinton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eglinton 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 990, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Eglinton's 3,012 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eglinton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eglinton itself.
11,499 in 2001 to 14,965 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Eglinton 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 Eglinton 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.
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 Eglinton lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Eglinton planning - frequently asked
Is Eglinton flood-prone?
About 9% of Eglinton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is Eglinton bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Eglinton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is Eglinton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Eglinton in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,500 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 Eglinton?
The dominant planning zone in Eglinton is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and General Residential.
Does Eglinton have heritage-listed places?
Eglinton has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Eglinton?
Across 1,314 surveyed parcels in Eglinton, the median lot size is about 940 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Eglinton have a train station?
There is no train station inside Eglinton itself. The suburb is served by 70 bus stops.
What is the population of Eglinton?
At the 2021 Census Eglinton had 3,012 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Bathurst - West statistical area, which contains Eglinton, went from 11,499 people in 2001 to 14,965 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Eglinton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eglinton scores 990 and sits in decile 6 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 Eglinton?
Median household income in Eglinton was $2,054 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,805 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombie | 3.6 km | 54% | 74% |
| Llanarth | 4.4 km | <1% | 27% |
| Windradyne | 5.3 km | 0% | 4% |
| West Bathurst | 5.4 km | 14% | 10% |
| Laffing Waters | 5.7 km | 0% | 92% |
| Stewarts Mount | 6.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bathurst | 6.9 km | 25% | 2% |
| Mitchell | 7.4 km | 0% | 31% |
| Robin Hill | 7.6 km | 0% | 32% |
| Kelso | 8.7 km | 16% | 66% |