Gordon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gordon
(Ku-Ring-Gai, NSW) - 3.79 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
3.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gordon'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 Gordon
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 4 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Gordon at a glance
How Gordon is zoned
Buying in Gordon? 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 3.79 km², Gordon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 107 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 1,000 m² across 1,914 parcels.
Who lives in Gordon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gordon 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 1142, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gordon's 8,795 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gordon - Killara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gordon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gordon itself.
18,403 in 2001 to 23,799 in 2025, up 29%.
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.
Gordon 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 Gordon 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 83% of Gordon. 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 Gordon. 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 Gordon lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gordon planning - frequently asked
Is Gordon flood-prone?
About 7% of Gordon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%. Published flood models are held over parts of Gordon; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Gordon bushfire-prone?
Around 30% of Gordon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ku-Ring-Gai average of 46%.
Is Gordon under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 83% of Gordon, and over about 100% 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 81 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 Gordon?
The dominant planning zone in Gordon is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Environmental Living.
Does Gordon have heritage-listed places?
Gordon has 107 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gordon?
Across 1,914 surveyed parcels in Gordon, the median lot size is about 1,000 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gordon have a train station?
Yes - Gordon has 1 train station: Gordon Station. It is also served by 59 bus stops.
What is the population of Gordon?
At the 2021 Census Gordon had 8,795 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gordon - Killara statistical area, which contains Gordon, went from 18,403 people in 2001 to 23,799 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Gordon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gordon scores 1142 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 Gordon?
Median household income in Gordon was $2,460 a week at the 2021 Census, against $3,189 for the typical suburb in Ku-Ring-Gai. Median rent was $577 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,033 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killara | 1.4 km | 4% | 18% |
| Pymble | 1.6 km | 2% | 18% |
| West Pymble | 2.1 km | 1% | 54% |
| East Killara | 2.7 km | 6% | 78% |
| Lindfield | 2.7 km | 2% | 41% |
| Turramurra | 3.4 km | 2% | 27% |
| Macquarie Park Ryde |
3.4 km | 0% | 37% |
| East Lindfield | 3.5 km | 6% | 51% |
| South Turramurra | 3.9 km | 0% | 67% |
| St Ives | 4.0 km | 3% | 58% |