Sleepy Hollow flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sleepy Hollow
(Tweed, NSW) - 11.6 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
11.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sleepy Hollow'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 Sleepy Hollow
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 1,500 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.
Sleepy Hollow at a glance
How Sleepy Hollow is zoned
Buying in Sleepy Hollow? 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 11.6 km², Sleepy Hollow is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 57,779 m² across 68 parcels.
Who lives in Sleepy Hollow
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sleepy Hollow 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 969, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sleepy Hollow's 123 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pottsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sleepy Hollow. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sleepy Hollow itself.
9,209 in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
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.
Sleepy Hollow 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 Sleepy Hollow 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 100% of Sleepy Hollow. 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 Sleepy Hollow lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Sleepy Hollow planning - frequently asked
Is Sleepy Hollow flood-prone?
About 20% of Sleepy Hollow falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Sleepy Hollow bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Sleepy Hollow is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Sleepy Hollow under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Sleepy Hollow, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Sleepy Hollow?
The dominant planning zone in Sleepy Hollow is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Deferred Matter and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Sleepy Hollow have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sleepy Hollow.
What is the typical lot size in Sleepy Hollow?
Across 68 surveyed parcels in Sleepy Hollow, the median lot size is about 57,779 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Sleepy Hollow?
At the 2021 Census Sleepy Hollow had 123 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Pottsville statistical area, which contains Sleepy Hollow, went from 9,209 people in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
Is Sleepy Hollow an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sleepy Hollow scores 969 and sits in decile 4 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 Sleepy Hollow?
Median household income in Sleepy Hollow was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,650 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooball | 2.3 km | 34% | 99% |
| Cudgera Creek | 3.5 km | 26% | 100% |
| Wooyung | 4.3 km | 76% | 98% |
| Pottsville | 5.3 km | 67% | 81% |
| Crabbes Creek | 5.5 km | 22% | 100% |
| Burringbar | 5.7 km | 8% | 99% |
| Palmvale | 5.8 km | 1% | 100% |
| Yelgun Byron |
7.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Round Mountain | 7.4 km | 40% | 100% |
| Reserve Creek | 7.9 km | 20% | 100% |