Mitchell flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mitchell (Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 3.57 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.

Planning schematicMitchell

Constraint readout

3.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

below council avg (3%) · #13 of 74 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 31%

below council avg (91%) · #70 of 74 mapped council suburbs

Environmental26%

7.2× council avg (4%) · #3 of 74 in council

Heritage sites 13 Mostly Infrastructure Bushfire 70th most affected of 74 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mitchell'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 Mitchell

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

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

9,000 ft

averaging 9,000 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

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.

Mitchell at a glance

Parcels 130 Median lot 1,204 m² Mapped easements 3 Bus stops 24

How Mitchell is zoned

Infrastructure 53%

Environmental Conservation 26%

Public Recreation 14%

General Residential 3%

General Industrial 3%

Tourist 1%

Buying in Mitchell? 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 3.57 km², Mitchell is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 13 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Infrastructure. The median lot measures about 1,204 m² across 130 parcels.

Who lives in Mitchell

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mitchell suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

1,179

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$779

per week, Bathurst Regional suburb typical $2,006

Median rent

$215

per week, Bathurst Regional suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$1,235

per month

Household size

1.7

people, average

Age profile

Share of Mitchell's 1,179 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 1.4%

5-14 2.0%

15-19 10.1%

20-24 20.5%

25-34 28.4%

35-44 21.1%

45-54 10.4%

55-64 3.8%

65-74 1.4%

75-84 0.9%

85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bathurst - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mitchell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mitchell itself.

11,181 in 2001 to 10,483 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Mitchell 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.

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Mitchell planning - frequently asked

Is Mitchell flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Mitchell and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).

Is Mitchell bushfire-prone?

Around 31% of Mitchell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.

Is Mitchell under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Mitchell in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 9,000 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 Mitchell?

The dominant planning zone in Mitchell is Infrastructure, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Public Recreation.

Does Mitchell have heritage-listed places?

Mitchell has 13 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Mitchell?

Across 130 surveyed parcels in Mitchell, the median lot size is about 1,204 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mitchell have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mitchell itself. The suburb is served by 24 bus stops.

What is the population of Mitchell?

At the 2021 Census Mitchell had 1,179 usual residents, with a median age of 30 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Bathurst - South statistical area, which contains Mitchell, went from 11,181 people in 2001 to 10,483 in 2025, down 6%.

What is the median household income in Mitchell?

Median household income in Mitchell was $779 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $215 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,235 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
West Bathurst	2.1 km	14%	10%
Bathurst	2.1 km	25%	2%
South Bathurst	2.3 km	21%	64%
Robin Hill	2.4 km	0%	32%
Windradyne	2.5 km	0%	4%
Mount Panorama	2.8 km	0%	85%
Llanarth	3.2 km	<1%	27%
Abercrombie	3.8 km	54%	74%
Kelso	4.3 km	16%	66%
Stewarts Mount	4.7 km	0%	100%

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