North Richmond flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Richmond
(Hawkesbury, NSW) - 21.9 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
21.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Richmond'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 Richmond
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 9,500 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.
North Richmond at a glance
How North Richmond is zoned
Buying in North Richmond? 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 21.9 km², North Richmond is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 709 m² across 2,928 parcels.
Who lives in North Richmond
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Richmond 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 1004, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Richmond's 6,358 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Richmond - Clarendon, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Richmond. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Richmond itself.
13,660 in 2001 to 16,743 in 2025, up 23%.
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 Richmond 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 North Richmond 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 57% of North Richmond. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of North Richmond. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a North Richmond lot.
See what's in the $9 report →North Richmond planning - frequently asked
Is North Richmond flood-prone?
About 11% of North Richmond falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%. Published flood models are held over parts of North Richmond; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is North Richmond bushfire-prone?
Around 83% of North Richmond is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hawkesbury average of 84%.
Is North Richmond under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 57% of North Richmond, and over about 78% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 North Richmond?
The dominant planning zone in North Richmond is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Rural Landscape.
Does North Richmond have heritage-listed places?
North Richmond has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in North Richmond?
Across 2,928 surveyed parcels in North Richmond, the median lot size is about 709 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does North Richmond have a train station?
There is no train station inside North Richmond itself. The suburb is served by 85 bus stops.
What is the population of North Richmond?
At the 2021 Census North Richmond had 6,358 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Richmond - Clarendon statistical area, which contains North Richmond, went from 13,660 people in 2001 to 16,743 in 2025, up 23%.
Is North Richmond an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Richmond scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in North Richmond?
Median household income in North Richmond was $1,724 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,160 for the typical suburb in Hawkesbury. Median rent was $408 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,340 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurmond | 2.4 km | 0% | 91% |
| Richmond Lowlands | 3.3 km | 100% | 89% |
| Tennyson | 3.8 km | 0% | 98% |
| The Slopes | 4.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Grose Vale | 4.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hobartville | 4.9 km | 10% | 4% |
| Grose Wold | 4.9 km | 15% | 100% |
| Agnes Banks Penrith |
5.7 km | 46% | 76% |
| Kurrajong | 6.6 km | 0% | 98% |
| Richmond | 6.8 km | 56% | 64% |