Greta Main flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Greta Main
(Cessnock, NSW) - 3.01 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
3.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Greta Main'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 Greta Main
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 1 a day
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.
Greta Main at a glance
How Greta Main is zoned
Buying in Greta Main? 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 3.01 km², Greta Main is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 40,048 m² across 24 parcels.
Who lives in Greta Main
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Greta Main 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 909, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Greta Main's 73 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cessnock Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Greta Main. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Greta Main itself.
6,288 in 2001 to 9,974 in 2025, up 59%.
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.
Greta Main 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 Greta Main 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 2% of Greta Main. 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 Greta Main lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Greta Main planning - frequently asked
Is Greta Main flood-prone?
About 24% of Greta Main falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%.
Is Greta Main bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Greta Main is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cessnock average of 91%.
Is Greta Main under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Greta Main, and over about 77% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Greta Main?
The dominant planning zone in Greta Main is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential and Infrastructure.
Does Greta Main have heritage-listed places?
Greta Main has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Greta Main?
Across 24 surveyed parcels in Greta Main, the median lot size is about 40,048 m².
Does Greta Main have a train station?
There is no train station inside Greta Main itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Greta Main?
At the 2021 Census Greta Main had 73 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Cessnock Surrounds statistical area, which contains Greta Main, went from 6,288 people in 2001 to 9,974 in 2025, up 59%.
Is Greta Main an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Greta Main scores 909 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 Greta Main?
Median household income in Greta Main was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,929 for the typical suburb in Cessnock. Median rent was $425 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton | 1.7 km | 28% | 92% |
| Millfield | 3.2 km | 18% | 96% |
| Pelton | 3.7 km | 11% | 98% |
| Mount View | 4.5 km | 5% | 96% |
| Bellbird | 5.1 km | 21% | 79% |
| Ellalong | 5.8 km | 16% | 98% |
| Bellbird Heights | 6.4 km | 13% | 47% |
| Kitchener | 7.4 km | 13% | 98% |
| Congewai | 8.4 km | 20% | 99% |
| Corrabare | 9.2 km | 2% | 100% |