Manchester Square flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Manchester Square
(Wingecarribee, NSW) - 9.92 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
9.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Manchester Square'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 Manchester Square
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.
Manchester Square at a glance
How Manchester Square is zoned
Buying in Manchester Square? 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 9.92 km², Manchester Square is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 334,968 m² across 33 parcels.
Who lives in Manchester Square
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Manchester Square 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 1127, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Highlands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Manchester Square. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Manchester Square itself.
5,551 in 2001 to 7,453 in 2025, up 34%.
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.
Manchester Square 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 Manchester Square 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 Manchester Square lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Manchester Square planning - frequently asked
Is Manchester Square flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Manchester Square and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Manchester Square bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Manchester Square is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wingecarribee average of 90%.
Is Manchester Square under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 55% of Manchester Square in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Manchester Square?
The dominant planning zone in Manchester Square is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Forestry.
Does Manchester Square have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Manchester Square.
What is the typical lot size in Manchester Square?
Across 33 surveyed parcels in Manchester Square, the median lot size is about 334,968 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Manchester Square an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Manchester Square scores 1127 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werai | 3.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moss Vale | 5.2 km | <1% | 82% |
| Avoca | 6.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Fitzroy Falls | 7.5 km | 0% | 94% |
| Burrawang | 9.7 km | 0% | 84% |
| Meryla | 9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glenquarry | 10.0 km | 0% | 94% |
| Burradoo | 10.0 km | 2% | 42% |
| Sutton Forest | 10.5 km | 0% | 99% |
| Exeter | 10.9 km | 0% | 92% |