O'Connell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of O'Connell
(Oberon, NSW) - 120.08 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
120.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to O'Connell'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 O'Connell
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 7,000 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.
O'Connell at a glance
How O'Connell is zoned
Buying in O'Connell? 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 120.08 km², O'Connell 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 19 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 101,286 m² across 415 parcels.
Who lives in O'Connell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the O'Connell 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 1039, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of O'Connell's 653 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing O'Connell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than O'Connell itself.
6,058 in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
O'Connell 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 O'Connell 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.
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 O'Connell lot.
See what's in the $9 report →O'Connell planning - frequently asked
Is O'Connell flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers O'Connell and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is O'Connell bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of O'Connell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Oberon average of 100%.
Is O'Connell under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 25% of O'Connell in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 O'Connell?
The dominant planning zone in O'Connell is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential and Infrastructure.
Does O'Connell have heritage-listed places?
O'Connell has 19 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in O'Connell?
Across 415 surveyed parcels in O'Connell, the median lot size is about 101,286 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does O'Connell have a train station?
There is no train station inside O'Connell itself. The suburb is served by 38 bus stops.
What is the population of O'Connell?
At the 2021 Census O'Connell had 653 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Bathurst Surrounds statistical area, which contains O'Connell, went from 6,058 people in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 17%.
Is O'Connell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), O'Connell scores 1039 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in O'Connell?
Median household income in O'Connell was $2,578 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Oberon. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambool Bathurst Regional |
5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Locksley Bathurst Regional |
6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wisemans Creek | 8.9 km | 0% | 99% |
| Gemalla Bathurst Regional |
10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Brewongle Bathurst Regional |
10.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tannas Mount Bathurst Regional |
11.7 km | 0% | 98% |
| Walang Bathurst Regional |
11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| The Lagoon | 12.1 km | 0% | 98% |
| Tarana | 12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mayfield | 12.6 km | Not mapped | 96% |