Mortons Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mortons Creek
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 42.31 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
42.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mortons Creek'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 Mortons Creek
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 6,000 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.
Mortons Creek at a glance
How Mortons Creek is zoned
Buying in Mortons Creek? 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 42.31 km², Mortons Creek 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 Primary Production. The median lot measures about 168,075 m² across 136 parcels.
Who lives in Mortons Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mortons Creek 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 982, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mortons Creek's 309 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Macquarie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mortons Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mortons Creek itself.
5,244 in 2001 to 5,331 in 2025, up 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.
Mortons Creek 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 Mortons Creek 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 19% of Mortons Creek. 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 Mortons Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mortons Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Mortons Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mortons Creek and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 36%).
Is Mortons Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mortons Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is Mortons Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 19% of Mortons Creek, and over about 49% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Mortons Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Mortons Creek is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Large Lot Residential.
Does Mortons Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mortons Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Mortons Creek?
Across 136 surveyed parcels in Mortons Creek, the median lot size is about 168,075 m².
Does Mortons Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mortons Creek itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Mortons Creek?
At the 2021 Census Mortons Creek had 309 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Port Macquarie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Mortons Creek, went from 5,244 people in 2001 to 5,331 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Mortons Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mortons Creek scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mortons Creek?
Median household income in Mortons Creek was $1,640 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,777 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood | 5.9 km | 2% | 87% |
| Cairncross | 5.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Frazers Creek | 6.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Crosslands | 6.1 km | 46% | 92% |
| Pembrooke | 6.4 km | 14% | 99% |
| Redbank | 6.7 km | 36% | 96% |
| Rosewood | 7.0 km | 0% | 99% |
| Yippin Creek | 7.4 km | 10% | 86% |
| Brombin | 8.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Huntingdon | 8.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |