Orton Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Orton Park
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 5.5 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
5.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Orton Park'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 Orton Park
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.
Orton Park at a glance
How Orton Park is zoned
Buying in Orton Park? 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 5.5 km², Orton Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% 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 126,974 m² across 27 parcels.
Who lives in Orton Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Orton Park 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 1016, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Orton Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Orton Park 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.
Orton Park 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 Orton Park 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 Orton Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Orton Park planning - frequently asked
Is Orton Park flood-prone?
About 18% of Orton Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is Orton Park bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Orton Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is Orton Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 22% of Orton Park in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,000 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 Orton Park?
The dominant planning zone in Orton Park is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and Infrastructure.
Does Orton Park have heritage-listed places?
Orton Park has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Orton Park?
Across 27 surveyed parcels in Orton Park, the median lot size is about 126,974 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Orton Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Orton Park itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
Is Orton Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Orton Park scores 1016 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gormans Hill | 2.6 km | 20% | 94% |
| South Bathurst | 2.8 km | 21% | 64% |
| Mount Panorama | 2.8 km | 0% | 85% |
| Perthville | 3.5 km | 4% | 99% |
| White Rock | 4.6 km | 19% | 94% |
| Mitchell | 4.8 km | 0% | 31% |
| Kelso | 5.2 km | 16% | 66% |
| Bathurst | 5.5 km | 25% | 2% |
| Robin Hill | 6.2 km | 0% | 32% |
| West Bathurst | 6.7 km | 14% | 10% |