Kings Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kings Hill
(Port Stephens, NSW) - 7.68 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
7.68 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kings 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 Kings 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
typical observed square 4 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,500 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.
Kings Hill at a glance
How Kings Hill is zoned
Buying in Kings 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 7.68 km², Kings Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 283,889 m² across 9 parcels.
Who lives in Kings Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kings 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 873, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kings Hill's 13,453 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Raymond Terrace, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kings Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kings Hill itself.
13,601 in 2001 to 15,345 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Kings 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 Kings 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 12% of Kings Hill. 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 Kings Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kings Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Kings Hill flood-prone?
About 13% of Kings Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 45%.
Is Kings Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Kings Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Stephens average of 82%.
Is Kings Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 12% of Kings Hill, and over about 30% 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 4 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 Kings Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Kings Hill is General Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Mixed Use.
Does Kings Hill have heritage-listed places?
Kings Hill has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kings Hill?
Across 9 surveyed parcels in Kings Hill, the median lot size is about 283,889 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kings Hill?
At the 2021 Census Kings Hill had 13,453 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Raymond Terrace statistical area, which contains Kings Hill, went from 13,601 people in 2001 to 15,345 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Kings Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kings Hill scores 873 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 Kings Hill?
Median household income in Kings Hill was $1,297 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,421 for the typical suburb in Port Stephens. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagleton | 2.0 km | 32% | 100% |
| Ferodale | 4.0 km | 50% | 74% |
| Raymond Terrace | 4.9 km | 54% | 76% |
| Nelsons Plains | 5.2 km | 71% | 98% |
| Osterley | 7.1 km | 55% | 99% |
| Balickera | 7.8 km | 22% | 99% |
| Brandy Hill | 8.3 km | 39% | 100% |
| Seaham | 8.4 km | 48% | 97% |
| Millers Forest Maitland |
8.9 km | 97% | 95% |
| Heatherbrae | 9.0 km | 80% | 80% |