Fern Gully zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fern Gully
(Singleton, NSW) - 2.76 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fern Gully's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Fern Gully
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.
Fern Gully at a glance
How Fern Gully is zoned
Buying in Fern Gully? 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 2.76 km², Fern Gully is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 40,377 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Fern Gully
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fern Gully 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 1000, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Singleton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fern Gully. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fern Gully itself.
14,899 in 2001 to 17,396 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Fern Gully data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Fern Gully 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 Fern Gully lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fern Gully planning - frequently asked
Is Fern Gully flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Fern Gully, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Singleton is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Fern Gully bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Fern Gully is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Singleton average of 81%.
Is Fern Gully under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 57% of Fern Gully in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Fern Gully?
The dominant planning zone in Fern Gully is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and General Residential.
Does Fern Gully have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Fern Gully.
What is the typical lot size in Fern Gully?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Fern Gully, the median lot size is about 40,377 m².
Is Fern Gully an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fern Gully scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combo | 1.5 km | Not mapped | 23% |
| Redbournberry | 1.8 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Hunterview | 2.3 km | Not mapped | 75% |
| Clydesdale | 2.6 km | Not mapped | 84% |
| Dunolly | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 20% |
| Sedgefield | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Singleton | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Wattle Ponds | 3.5 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Big Ridge | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 76% |
| Darlington | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 14% |