Rye Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rye Park
(Hilltops, NSW) - 326.39 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
326.39 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rye 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 Rye 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 2 Oct 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.
Rye Park at a glance
How Rye Park is zoned
Buying in Rye 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 326.39 km², Rye Park is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 162,906 m² across 1,033 parcels.
Who lives in Rye Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rye 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 971, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rye Park's 230 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yass Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rye Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rye Park itself.
8,258 in 2001 to 13,346 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Rye 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 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 Rye 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 Rye Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Rye Park planning - frequently asked
Is Rye Park flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Rye Park and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Rye Park bushfire-prone?
Around 21% of Rye Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hilltops average of 10%.
Is Rye Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Rye Park in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Rye Park?
The dominant planning zone in Rye Park is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Village and Rural Landscape.
Does Rye Park have heritage-listed places?
Rye Park has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rye Park?
Across 1,033 surveyed parcels in Rye Park, the median lot size is about 162,906 m². There are also 37 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Rye Park?
At the 2021 Census Rye Park had 230 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Yass Surrounds statistical area, which contains Rye Park, went from 8,258 people in 2001 to 13,346 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Rye Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rye Park scores 971 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rye Park?
Median household income in Rye Park was $1,300 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,318 for the typical suburb in Hilltops. Median rent was $170 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laverstock Yass Valley |
13.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kangiara Yass Valley |
13.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bevendale Upper Lachlan Shire |
14.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Blakney Creek Upper Lachlan Shire |
16.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Rugby | 18.4 km | Not mapped | 22% |
| Boorowa | 23.6 km | 0% | 8% |
| Broadway Upper Lachlan Shire |
25.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bango Yass Valley |
25.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bowning Yass Valley |
26.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Binalong Yass Valley |
26.8 km | 0% | 100% |