Hargraves flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hargraves
(Mid-Western Regional, NSW) - 586.41 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
586.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hargraves'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 Hargraves
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 8,000 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.
Hargraves at a glance
How Hargraves is zoned
Buying in Hargraves? 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 586.41 km², Hargraves is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 117,941 m² across 807 parcels.
Who lives in Hargraves
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hargraves 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 912, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hargraves's 300 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mudgee Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hargraves. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hargraves itself.
9,827 in 2001 to 11,482 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.
Hargraves 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 Hargraves 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 Hargraves lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hargraves planning - frequently asked
Is Hargraves flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hargraves and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%).
Is Hargraves bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Hargraves is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Western Regional average of 98%.
Is Hargraves under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Hargraves in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,500 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 Hargraves?
The dominant planning zone in Hargraves is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Large Lot Residential.
Does Hargraves have heritage-listed places?
Hargraves has 16 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hargraves?
Across 807 surveyed parcels in Hargraves, the median lot size is about 117,941 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Hargraves?
At the 2021 Census Hargraves had 300 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mudgee Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Hargraves, went from 9,827 people in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Hargraves an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hargraves scores 912 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 Hargraves?
Median household income in Hargraves was $872 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Mid-Western Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland Bar | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Avisford | 10.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Triamble | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Windeyer | 15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tambaroora | 16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Worlds End | 17.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Grattai | 19.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ullamalla | 20.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Meroo | 21.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Aquila Dubbo Regional |
21.5 km | 0% | 100% |