Mount Murray flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Murray
(Wingecarribee, NSW) - 5.56 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
5.56 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Murray'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 Mount Murray
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 0 a day
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.
Mount Murray at a glance
How Mount Murray is zoned
Buying in Mount Murray? 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 5.56 km², Mount Murray 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. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 24,921 m² across 50 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Murray
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Murray 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 1105, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Murray's 53 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Robertson - Fitzroy Falls, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Murray. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Murray itself.
3,277 in 2001 to 3,899 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Mount Murray 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Mount Murray. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Mount Murray planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Murray flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mount Murray and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Mount Murray bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mount Murray is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wingecarribee average of 90%.
Is Mount Murray under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Mount Murray, and over about 68% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 Mount Murray?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Murray is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Mount Murray have heritage-listed places?
Mount Murray has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Murray?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Mount Murray, the median lot size is about 24,921 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Murray?
At the 2021 Census Mount Murray had 53 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Robertson - Fitzroy Falls statistical area, which contains Mount Murray, went from 3,277 people in 2001 to 3,899 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Mount Murray an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Murray scores 1105 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 Mount Murray?
Median household income in Mount Murray was $2,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,958 for the typical suburb in Wingecarribee.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie Pass Shellharbour |
3.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| East Kangaloon | 3.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tongarra Shellharbour |
7.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Marshall Mount Wollongong |
7.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Calderwood Shellharbour |
8.7 km | 0% | 87% |
| Kangaloon | 9.2 km | 0% | 98% |
| Knights Hill Kiama |
9.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Robertson | 9.7 km | 0% | 95% |
| Tullimbar Shellharbour |
10.4 km | Not mapped | 82% |
| Carrington Falls Kiama |
10.8 km | 0% | 100% |