Horsley Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Horsley Park
(Fairfield, NSW) - 21.98 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
21.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Horsley Park's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour. 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 Horsley Park
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.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
31% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 25 and 30 is generally unacceptable for new houses; 20 to 25 is conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- fairfield_anef_2023_20_25
- fairfield_anef_2023_25_30
- NSW planning (EPI) airport noise
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 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.
Horsley Park at a glance
How Horsley Park is zoned
Buying in Horsley Park? 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 21.98 km², Horsley Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 48% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 17 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production Small Lots. The median lot measures about 12,770 m² across 958 parcels.
Who lives in Horsley Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Horsley Park 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 1030, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Horsley Park's 1,790 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Horsley Park - Kemps Creek, the wider ABS statistical area containing Horsley Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Horsley Park itself.
3,919 in 2001 to 4,146 in 2025, up 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.
Horsley Park 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Horsley Park 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 67% of Horsley Park. 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 Horsley Park. 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 Horsley Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Horsley Park planning - frequently asked
Is Horsley Park flood-prone?
About 13% of Horsley Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 28%. Published flood models are held over parts of Horsley Park; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Horsley Park bushfire-prone?
Around 48% of Horsley Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fairfield average of 10%.
Is Horsley Park affected by aircraft noise?
About 31% of Horsley Park sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 25 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
Is Horsley Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 67% of Horsley Park, and over about 96% 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 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 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 Horsley Park?
The dominant planning zone in Horsley Park is Primary Production Small Lots, though the suburb also includes General Industrial and Infrastructure.
Does Horsley Park have heritage-listed places?
Horsley Park has 17 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Horsley Park?
Across 958 surveyed parcels in Horsley Park, the median lot size is about 12,770 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Horsley Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Horsley Park itself. The suburb is served by 110 bus stops.
What is the population of Horsley Park?
At the 2021 Census Horsley Park had 1,790 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Horsley Park - Kemps Creek statistical area, which contains Horsley Park, went from 3,919 people in 2001 to 4,146 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Horsley Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Horsley Park scores 1030 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Horsley Park?
Median household income in Horsley Park was $2,135 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,486 for the typical suburb in Fairfield. Median rent was $428 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,250 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsbury | 2.8 km | 5% | 70% |
| Bossley Park | 4.0 km | 7% | 5% |
| Mount Vernon Penrith |
4.0 km | 2% | 34% |
| Eastern Creek Blacktown |
4.6 km | 13% | 45% |
| Wetherill Park | 4.7 km | 30% | 21% |
| Edensor Park | 4.8 km | 13% | 1% |
| Cecil Hills Liverpool |
5.0 km | 6% | 58% |
| Greenfield Park | 5.5 km | 15% | 5% |
| Prospect Blacktown |
5.5 km | 1% | 50% |
| Cecil Park Liverpool |
5.6 km | 23% | 74% |