Milsons Passage flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Milsons Passage
(Hornsby, NSW) - 2.31 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
2.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Milsons Passage'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 Milsons Passage
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Milsons Passage at a glance
How Milsons Passage is zoned
Buying in Milsons Passage? 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 2.31 km², Milsons Passage is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 77% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Natural Waterways. The median lot measures about 908 m² across 51 parcels.
Who lives in Milsons Passage
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Milsons Passage 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 1044, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Berowra - Brooklyn - Cowan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Milsons Passage. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Milsons Passage itself.
11,707 in 2001 to 11,761 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
Milsons Passage 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 Milsons Passage 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 38% of Milsons Passage. 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 Milsons Passage. 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 Milsons Passage lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Milsons Passage planning - frequently asked
Is Milsons Passage flood-prone?
About 77% of Milsons Passage falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Published flood models are held over parts of Milsons Passage; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Milsons Passage bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of Milsons Passage is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hornsby average of 70%.
Is Milsons Passage under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 38% of Milsons Passage, and over about 65% 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 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Milsons Passage?
The dominant planning zone in Milsons Passage is Natural Waterways, though the suburb also includes Private Recreation and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Milsons Passage have heritage-listed places?
Milsons Passage has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Milsons Passage?
Across 51 surveyed parcels in Milsons Passage, the median lot size is about 908 m².
Is Milsons Passage an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Milsons Passage scores 1044 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheero Point Central Coast |
1.2 km | 6% | 94% |
| Bar Point Central Coast |
1.7 km | 33% | 74% |
| Mooney Mooney Central Coast |
3.1 km | 80% | 31% |
| Cogra Bay Central Coast |
4.7 km | 9% | 100% |
| Wondabyne Central Coast |
5.2 km | 16% | 90% |
| Marlow Central Coast |
5.3 km | 46% | 83% |
| Berowra Waters | 5.6 km | 84% | 59% |
| Dangar Island | 6.3 km | 6% | 56% |
| Mooney Mooney Creek Central Coast |
6.3 km | 20% | 93% |
| Cowan | 6.3 km | 7% | 95% |