Gormans Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gormans Hill
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 16.59 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
16.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gormans Hill'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 Gormans Hill
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.
Gormans Hill at a glance
How Gormans Hill is zoned
Buying in Gormans Hill? 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 16.59 km², Gormans Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 761 m² across 334 parcels.
Who lives in Gormans Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gormans Hill 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 871, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gormans Hill's 887 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gormans Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gormans Hill itself.
11,181 in 2001 to 10,483 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Gormans Hill 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 Gormans Hill 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 Gormans Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gormans Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Gormans Hill flood-prone?
About 20% of Gormans Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is Gormans Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Gormans Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is Gormans Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 9% of Gormans Hill in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,000 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 Gormans Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Gormans Hill is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and General Residential.
Does Gormans Hill have heritage-listed places?
Gormans Hill has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gormans Hill?
Across 334 surveyed parcels in Gormans Hill, the median lot size is about 761 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gormans Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gormans Hill itself. The suburb is served by 43 bus stops.
What is the population of Gormans Hill?
At the 2021 Census Gormans Hill had 887 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Bathurst - South statistical area, which contains Gormans Hill, went from 11,181 people in 2001 to 10,483 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Gormans Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gormans Hill scores 871 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gormans Hill?
Median household income in Gormans Hill was $1,083 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,404 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Rock | 2.1 km | 19% | 94% |
| Orton Park | 2.6 km | 18% | 100% |
| South Bathurst | 3.8 km | 21% | 64% |
| Kelso | 4.4 km | 16% | 66% |
| Mount Panorama | 5.0 km | 0% | 85% |
| Perthville | 5.2 km | 4% | 99% |
| Bathurst | 5.8 km | 25% | 2% |
| Mitchell | 6.1 km | 0% | 31% |
| Raglan | 7.5 km | 0% | 74% |
| West Bathurst | 7.5 km | 14% | 10% |