North Haven flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Haven
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 5.9 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Haven'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 North Haven
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 26 Sep 2026
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.
North Haven at a glance
How North Haven is zoned
Buying in North Haven? 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 5.9 km², North Haven is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 79% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 668 m² across 796 parcels.
Who lives in North Haven
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Haven 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 870, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Haven's 1,619 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Laurieton - Bonny Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Haven. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Haven itself.
13,784 in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
North Haven 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 26 September 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 North Haven 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 36% of North Haven. 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 North Haven lot.
See what's in the $9 report →North Haven planning - frequently asked
Is North Haven flood-prone?
About 79% of North Haven falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is North Haven bushfire-prone?
Around 78% of North Haven is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is North Haven under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 36% of North Haven, and over about 46% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. 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 North Haven?
The dominant planning zone in North Haven is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and General Residential.
Does North Haven have heritage-listed places?
North Haven has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in North Haven?
Across 796 surveyed parcels in North Haven, the median lot size is about 668 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does North Haven have a train station?
There is no train station inside North Haven itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.
What is the population of North Haven?
At the 2021 Census North Haven had 1,619 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area, which contains North Haven, went from 13,784 people in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
Is North Haven an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Haven scores 870 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in North Haven?
Median household income in North Haven was $832 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,495 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camden Head | 1.2 km | 61% | 47% |
| Grants Beach | 2.1 km | 21% | 100% |
| Laurieton | 2.4 km | 52% | 61% |
| Dunbogan | 2.8 km | 58% | 83% |
| West Haven | 3.5 km | 33% | 68% |
| Deauville | 4.6 km | 87% | 64% |
| North Brother | 4.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lakewood | 5.2 km | 9% | 80% |
| Jolly Nose | 6.7 km | 38% | 69% |
| Bonny Hills | 6.9 km | 5% | 94% |