Spring Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Spring Hill
(Wollongong, NSW) - 3.46 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3.46 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Spring Hill'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 Spring Hill
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.
Spring Hill at a glance
How Spring Hill is zoned
Buying in Spring Hill? 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 3.46 km², Spring Hill is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Heavy Industrial. The median lot measures about 8,215 m² across 37 parcels.
Who lives in Spring Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Spring Hill 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 948, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Spring Hill's 92 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Kembla Industrial, the wider ABS statistical area containing Spring Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Spring Hill itself.
30 in 2001 to 7 in 2025, down 77%.
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.
Spring Hill 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.
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 26% of Spring Hill. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Spring Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Spring Hill flood-prone?
About 10% of Spring Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Spring Hill bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Spring Hill and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Wollongong average is 56%).
Is Spring Hill under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 26% of Spring Hill, and over about 70% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Spring Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Spring Hill is Heavy Industrial, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Enterprise.
Does Spring Hill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Spring Hill.
What is the typical lot size in Spring Hill?
Across 37 surveyed parcels in Spring Hill, the median lot size is about 8,215 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Spring Hill have a train station?
Yes - Spring Hill has 1 train station: Lysaghts Station. It is also served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Spring Hill?
At the 2021 Census Spring Hill had 92 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Port Kembla Industrial statistical area, which contains Spring Hill, went from 30 people in 2001 to 7 in 2025, down 77%.
Is Spring Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Spring Hill scores 948 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Spring Hill?
Median household income in Spring Hill was $1,937 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,912 for the typical suburb in Wollongong. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Saint Thomas | 1.5 km | 18% | 15% |
| Cringila | 2.0 km | 0% | 59% |
| Unanderra | 2.0 km | 0% | 17% |
| Coniston | 2.2 km | 42% | 10% |
| Mangerton | 2.4 km | 9% | 23% |
| West Wollongong | 3.1 km | 8% | 4% |
| Port Kembla | 3.2 km | 4% | 12% |
| Figtree | 3.2 km | 0% | 38% |
| Lake Heights | 3.4 km | 0% | 2% |
| Wollongong | 3.5 km | 35% | <1% |