Murrays Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Murrays Beach
(Lake Macquarie, NSW) - 2.54 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
2.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murrays Beach'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 Murrays Beach
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.
Murrays Beach at a glance
How Murrays Beach is zoned
Buying in Murrays Beach? 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 2.54 km², Murrays Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 932 m² across 571 parcels.
Who lives in Murrays Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murrays Beach 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 1100, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murrays Beach's 882 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Swansea - Caves Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murrays Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murrays Beach itself.
11,100 in 2001 to 13,147 in 2025, up 18%.
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.
Murrays Beach 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 35% of Murrays Beach. 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 →Murrays Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Murrays Beach flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Murrays Beach and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%).
Is Murrays Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Murrays Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lake Macquarie average of 65%.
Is Murrays Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 35% of Murrays Beach, and over about 57% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Murrays Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Murrays Beach is General Residential, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Environmental Conservation.
Does Murrays Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Murrays Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Murrays Beach?
Across 571 surveyed parcels in Murrays Beach, the median lot size is about 932 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Murrays Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Murrays Beach itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Murrays Beach?
At the 2021 Census Murrays Beach had 882 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Swansea - Caves Beach statistical area, which contains Murrays Beach, went from 11,100 people in 2001 to 13,147 in 2025, up 18%.
Is Murrays Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murrays Beach scores 1100 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 Murrays Beach?
Median household income in Murrays Beach was $2,303 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,636 for the typical suburb in Lake Macquarie. Median rent was $579 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cams Wharf | 1.0 km | <1% | 90% |
| Pinny Beach | 1.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Caves Beach | 2.4 km | Not mapped | 50% |
| Point Wolstoncroft Central Coast |
3.1 km | 29% | 100% |
| Nords Wharf | 3.3 km | 4% | 88% |
| Swansea | 3.6 km | Not mapped | 39% |
| Catherine Hill Bay | 3.8 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Gwandalan Central Coast |
4.3 km | 14% | 60% |
| Little Pelican | 4.4 km | Not mapped | 33% |
| Swansea Heads | 4.5 km | Not mapped | 86% |