Hannam Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hannam Vale
(Mid-Coast, NSW) - 25.24 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
25.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hannam Vale'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 Hannam Vale
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,000 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.
Hannam Vale at a glance
How Hannam Vale is zoned
Buying in Hannam Vale? 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 25.24 km², Hannam Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 85,516 m² across 158 parcels.
Who lives in Hannam Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hannam Vale 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 999, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hannam Vale's 218 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Taree Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hannam Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hannam Vale itself.
10,888 in 2001 to 13,626 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
Hannam Vale 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 26 September 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 Hannam Vale 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 11% of Hannam Vale. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Hannam Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Hannam Vale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hannam Vale and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).
Is Hannam Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Hannam Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Coast average of 94%.
Is Hannam Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 11% of Hannam Vale, and over about 66% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 Hannam Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Hannam Vale is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Forestry.
Does Hannam Vale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hannam Vale.
What is the typical lot size in Hannam Vale?
Across 158 surveyed parcels in Hannam Vale, the median lot size is about 85,516 m².
Does Hannam Vale have a train station?
There is no train station inside Hannam Vale itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Hannam Vale?
At the 2021 Census Hannam Vale had 218 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Taree Surrounds statistical area, which contains Hannam Vale, went from 10,888 people in 2001 to 13,626 in 2025, up 25%.
Is Hannam Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hannam Vale scores 999 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).
What is the median household income in Hannam Vale?
Median household income in Hannam Vale was $1,406 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,204 for the typical suburb in Mid-Coast. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,420 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansdowne Forest | 3.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Stewarts River | 4.7 km | <1% | 100% |
| Waitui | 4.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lorne Port Macquarie-Hastings |
6.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Langley Vale | 7.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lansdowne | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Moorland | 9.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Batar Creek Port Macquarie-Hastings |
9.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Kerewong Port Macquarie-Hastings |
10.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Upper Lansdowne | 11.0 km | <1% | 100% |