Macquarie Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Macquarie Park
(Ryde, NSW) - 6.75 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
6.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Macquarie Park'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 Macquarie 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.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026
typical observed square 8 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Macquarie Park at a glance
How Macquarie Park is zoned
Buying in Macquarie 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 6.75 km², Macquarie Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Mixed Use. The median lot measures about 3,551 m² across 525 parcels.
Who lives in Macquarie Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Macquarie 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 1101, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Macquarie Park's 11,071 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Macquarie Park - Marsfield, the wider ABS statistical area containing Macquarie Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Macquarie Park itself.
17,534 in 2001 to 28,886 in 2025, up 65%.
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.
Macquarie 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) | 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 Macquarie 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 100% of Macquarie 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 Macquarie 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 Macquarie Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Macquarie Park planning - frequently asked
Is Macquarie Park flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Macquarie Park and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay. Published flood models are held over parts of Macquarie Park; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Macquarie Park bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Macquarie Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Ryde average of 13%.
Is Macquarie Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Macquarie Park, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 100 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 Macquarie Park?
The dominant planning zone in Macquarie Park is Mixed Use, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Infrastructure.
Does Macquarie Park have heritage-listed places?
Macquarie Park has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Macquarie Park?
Across 525 surveyed parcels in Macquarie Park, the median lot size is about 3,551 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Macquarie Park have a train station?
Yes - Macquarie Park has 3 train stations: Macquarie Park Station, Macquarie University Station, North Ryde Station. It is also served by 166 bus stops.
What is the population of Macquarie Park?
At the 2021 Census Macquarie Park had 11,071 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Macquarie Park - Marsfield statistical area, which contains Macquarie Park, went from 17,534 people in 2001 to 28,886 in 2025, up 65%.
Is Macquarie Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Macquarie Park scores 1101 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Macquarie Park?
Median household income in Macquarie Park was $1,886 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,320 for the typical suburb in Ryde. Median rent was $460 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,340 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pymble Ku-Ring-Gai |
1.8 km | 1% | 54% |
| Marsfield | 2.2 km | 0% | 26% |
| North Ryde | 2.2 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| Denistone East | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 0% |
| Killara Ku-Ring-Gai |
3.2 km | 4% | 18% |
| South Turramurra Ku-Ring-Gai |
3.2 km | 0% | 67% |
| Lindfield Ku-Ring-Gai |
3.3 km | 2% | 41% |
| Ryde | 3.3 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Gordon Ku-Ring-Gai |
3.4 km | 7% | 30% |
| North Epping Hornsby |
3.6 km | 0% | 47% |