Mooney Mooney flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mooney Mooney
(Central Coast, NSW) - 8.83 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
8.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mooney Mooney'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 Mooney Mooney
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
Mooney Mooney at a glance
How Mooney Mooney is zoned
Buying in Mooney Mooney? 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 8.83 km², Mooney Mooney is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 80% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Recreational Waterways. The median lot measures about 883 m² across 196 parcels.
Who lives in Mooney Mooney
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mooney Mooney 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 1092, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mooney Mooney's 350 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Calga - Kulnura, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mooney Mooney. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mooney Mooney itself.
4,793 in 2001 to 4,678 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Mooney Mooney 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 Mooney Mooney 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 97% of Mooney Mooney. 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 Mooney Mooney. 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 Mooney Mooney lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mooney Mooney planning - frequently asked
Is Mooney Mooney flood-prone?
About 80% of Mooney Mooney falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Published flood models are held over parts of Mooney Mooney; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Mooney Mooney bushfire-prone?
Around 31% of Mooney Mooney is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Coast average of 69%.
Is Mooney Mooney under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 97% of Mooney Mooney, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 34 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 Mooney Mooney?
The dominant planning zone in Mooney Mooney is Recreational Waterways, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Infrastructure.
Does Mooney Mooney have heritage-listed places?
Mooney Mooney has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mooney Mooney?
Across 196 surveyed parcels in Mooney Mooney, the median lot size is about 883 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mooney Mooney have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mooney Mooney itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Mooney Mooney?
At the 2021 Census Mooney Mooney had 350 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Calga - Kulnura statistical area, which contains Mooney Mooney, went from 4,793 people in 2001 to 4,678 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Mooney Mooney an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mooney Mooney scores 1092 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 Mooney Mooney?
Median household income in Mooney Mooney was $1,978 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Central Coast. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cogra Bay | 1.6 km | 9% | 100% |
| Cheero Point | 2.2 km | 6% | 94% |
| Wondabyne | 3.0 km | 16% | 90% |
| Milsons Passage Hornsby |
3.1 km | 77% | 44% |
| Dangar Island Hornsby |
3.2 km | 6% | 56% |
| Bar Point | 4.4 km | 33% | 74% |
| Little Wobby | 4.6 km | 58% | 52% |
| Cowan Hornsby |
6.2 km | 7% | 95% |
| Mooney Mooney Creek | 6.3 km | 20% | 93% |
| Patonga | 6.7 km | 15% | 62% |