Perthville flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Perthville (Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 38.33 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Perthville'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 Perthville

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.

Perthville at a glance

Parcels 481 Median lot 4,032 m² Mapped easements 7 Bus stops 27

How Perthville is zoned

Primary Production 91%
Primary Production Small Lots 7%
General Residential 2%
Infrastructure 0%
Public Recreation 0%

Buying in Perthville? 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 38.33 km², Perthville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 4,032 m² across 481 parcels.

Who lives in Perthville

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Perthville suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
567
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,883
per week, Bathurst Regional suburb typical $2,006
Median rent
$340
per week, Bathurst Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,904
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1002, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Perthville's 567 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.5%
5-14 16.2%
15-19 5.2%
20-24 4.6%
25-34 10.2%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 13.2%
55-64 17.3%
65-74 10.0%
75-84 6.4%
85+ 0.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bathurst Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Perthville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Perthville 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.

Perthville data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
ZoningMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Perthville 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 Perthville lot.

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Perthville planning - frequently asked

Is Perthville flood-prone?

About 4% of Perthville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.

Is Perthville bushfire-prone?

Around 99% of Perthville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.

Is Perthville under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 14% of Perthville 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 Perthville?

The dominant planning zone in Perthville is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and General Residential.

Does Perthville have heritage-listed places?

Perthville has 15 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Perthville?

Across 481 surveyed parcels in Perthville, the median lot size is about 4,032 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Perthville have a train station?

There is no train station inside Perthville itself. The suburb is served by 27 bus stops.

What is the population of Perthville?

At the 2021 Census Perthville had 567 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bathurst Surrounds statistical area, which contains Perthville, went from 6,058 people in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 17%.

Is Perthville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Perthville scores 1002 and sits in decile 6 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 Perthville?

Median household income in Perthville was $1,883 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,904 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Orton Park 3.5 km 18% 100%
Mount Panorama 5.0 km 0% 85%
Gormans Hill 5.2 km 20% 94%
South Bathurst 6.1 km 21% 64%
Rockley Mount 6.4 km 0% 100%
White Rock 7.2 km 19% 94%
Georges Plains 7.3 km <1% 100%
Mitchell 7.7 km 0% 31%
The Lagoon
Oberon
8.2 km 0% 98%
Robin Hill 8.2 km 0% 32%

See all Bathurst Regional suburb profiles →