Mount Pleasant flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Pleasant
(Wollongong, NSW) - 0.97 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
0.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Pleasant'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 Pleasant
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: 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 Pleasant at a glance
How Mount Pleasant is zoned
Buying in Mount Pleasant? 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 0.97 km², Mount Pleasant is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 852 m² across 530 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Pleasant
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Pleasant 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 1129, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Pleasant's 1,397 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Balgownie - Fairy Meadow, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Pleasant. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Pleasant itself.
19,963 in 2001 to 22,303 in 2025, up 12%.
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 Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Mount Pleasant. 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 Pleasant planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Pleasant flood-prone?
About 16% of Mount Pleasant falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Mount Pleasant bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Mount Pleasant is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wollongong average of 56%.
Is Mount Pleasant under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Mount Pleasant, and over about 100% 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 5,500 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 Mount Pleasant?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Pleasant is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Environmental Management.
Does Mount Pleasant have heritage-listed places?
Mount Pleasant has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Pleasant?
Across 530 surveyed parcels in Mount Pleasant, the median lot size is about 852 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mount Pleasant have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mount Pleasant itself. The suburb is served by 29 bus stops.
What is the population of Mount Pleasant?
At the 2021 Census Mount Pleasant had 1,397 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Balgownie - Fairy Meadow statistical area, which contains Mount Pleasant, went from 19,963 people in 2001 to 22,303 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Mount Pleasant an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Pleasant scores 1129 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 Pleasant?
Median household income in Mount Pleasant was $2,862 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,912 for the typical suburb in Wollongong. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balgownie | 1.0 km | 22% | 51% |
| Mount Ousley | 1.1 km | 19% | 26% |
| Mount Keira | 1.5 km | 3% | 93% |
| Keiraville | 1.6 km | 26% | 25% |
| Fairy Meadow | 1.9 km | 50% | 1% |
| Tarrawanna | 2.2 km | 8% | 71% |
| Fernhill | 2.4 km | 8% | <1% |
| Gwynneville | 2.5 km | 28% | 7% |
| North Wollongong | 2.9 km | 64% | 33% |
| West Wollongong | 3.4 km | 8% | 4% |