South Bathurst flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of South Bathurst
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 4.65 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
4.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Bathurst'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 South Bathurst
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.
South Bathurst at a glance
How South Bathurst is zoned
Buying in South Bathurst? 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 4.65 km², South Bathurst is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% 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 690 m² across 861 parcels.
Who lives in South Bathurst
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Bathurst 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 898, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Bathurst's 1,583 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Bathurst. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Bathurst itself.
11,181 in 2001 to 10,483 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
South Bathurst 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 South Bathurst 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 South Bathurst lot.
See what's in the $9 report →South Bathurst planning - frequently asked
Is South Bathurst flood-prone?
About 21% of South Bathurst falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is South Bathurst bushfire-prone?
Around 64% of South Bathurst is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is South Bathurst under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of South Bathurst in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 9,000 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 South Bathurst?
The dominant planning zone in South Bathurst is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and Tourist.
Does South Bathurst have heritage-listed places?
South Bathurst has 15 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in South Bathurst?
Across 861 surveyed parcels in South Bathurst, the median lot size is about 690 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does South Bathurst have a train station?
There is no train station inside South Bathurst itself. The suburb is served by 47 bus stops.
What is the population of South Bathurst?
At the 2021 Census South Bathurst had 1,583 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Bathurst - South statistical area, which contains South Bathurst, went from 11,181 people in 2001 to 10,483 in 2025, down 6%.
Is South Bathurst an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Bathurst scores 898 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in South Bathurst?
Median household income in South Bathurst was $1,222 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,394 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Panorama | 2.3 km | 0% | 85% |
| Mitchell | 2.3 km | 0% | 31% |
| Bathurst | 2.7 km | 25% | 2% |
| Orton Park | 2.8 km | 18% | 100% |
| Kelso | 3.2 km | 16% | 66% |
| Gormans Hill | 3.8 km | 20% | 94% |
| West Bathurst | 4.0 km | 14% | 10% |
| Robin Hill | 4.4 km | 0% | 32% |
| Windradyne | 4.8 km | 0% | 4% |
| White Rock | 5.0 km | 19% | 94% |