Lakewood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lakewood
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 2.17 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
2.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lakewood'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 Lakewood
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
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.
Lakewood at a glance
How Lakewood is zoned
Buying in Lakewood? 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 2.17 km², Lakewood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 761 m² across 621 parcels.
Who lives in Lakewood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lakewood 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 933, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lakewood's 1,249 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Laurieton - Bonny Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lakewood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lakewood itself.
13,784 in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Lakewood 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 Lakewood 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 25% of Lakewood. 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 Lakewood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lakewood planning - frequently asked
Is Lakewood flood-prone?
About 9% of Lakewood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Lakewood bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Lakewood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is Lakewood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 25% of Lakewood, and over about 38% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Lakewood?
The dominant planning zone in Lakewood is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Environmental Conservation.
Does Lakewood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lakewood.
What is the typical lot size in Lakewood?
Across 621 surveyed parcels in Lakewood, the median lot size is about 761 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Lakewood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Lakewood itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Lakewood?
At the 2021 Census Lakewood had 1,249 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area, which contains Lakewood, went from 13,784 people in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Lakewood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lakewood scores 933 and sits in decile 3 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 Lakewood?
Median household income in Lakewood was $1,036 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,540 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Haven | 1.7 km | 33% | 68% |
| North Brother | 2.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Laurieton | 3.1 km | 52% | 61% |
| Kew | 3.6 km | 44% | 90% |
| Bobs Creek | 4.4 km | 27% | 100% |
| Deauville | 4.7 km | 87% | 64% |
| Rossglen | 4.9 km | 40% | 95% |
| North Haven | 5.2 km | 79% | 78% |
| Dunbogan | 5.2 km | 58% | 83% |
| Grants Beach | 5.7 km | 21% | 100% |