St Huberts Island zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of St Huberts Island (Central Coast, NSW) - 2.71 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we hold - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
2.71 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we hold - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to St Huberts Island's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
St Huberts Island at a glance
How St Huberts Island is zoned
Buying in St Huberts Island? 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 2.71 km², St Huberts Island is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. The dominant land-use zone is Recreational Waterways. The median lot measures about 684 m² across 547 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in St Huberts Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the St Huberts Island 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 1046, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of St Huberts Island's 1,080 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Box Head - MacMasters Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing St Huberts Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than St Huberts Island itself.
10,153 in 2001 to 11,289 in 2025, up 11%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
St Huberts Island data sources and coverage
Every figure below is an aggregate for the suburb boundary. “Not mapped” means LayeredGeo does not hold a source layer covering this suburb; it is never an all-clear for a particular property.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 5 August 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 St Huberts Island 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.
See what's in the $9 report →St Huberts Island planning - frequently asked
Is St Huberts Island flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering St Huberts Island, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Central Coast is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is St Huberts Island bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers St Huberts Island and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Central Coast average is 69%). Always confirm for the exact lot, as mapping can change.
What is the zoning in St Huberts Island?
The dominant planning zone in St Huberts Island is Recreational Waterways, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and National Parks and Nature Reserves. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does St Huberts Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within St Huberts Island. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in St Huberts Island?
Across 547 surveyed parcels in St Huberts Island, the median lot size is about 684 m².
Does St Huberts Island have a train station?
There is no train station inside St Huberts Island itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of St Huberts Island?
At the 2021 Census St Huberts Island had 1,080 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Box Head - MacMasters Beach statistical area, which contains St Huberts Island, went from 10,153 people in 2001 to 11,289 in 2025, up 11%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than St Huberts Island alone.
Is St Huberts Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), St Huberts Island scores 1046 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in St Huberts Island?
Median household income in St Huberts Island was $1,605 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Central Coast. Median rent was $560 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,800 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a St Huberts Island property?
A St Huberts Island planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwall | 1.6 km | Not mapped | 43% |
| Daleys Point | 1.6 km | Not mapped | 69% |
| Davistown | 1.8 km | Not mapped | 20% |
| Saratoga | 2.1 km | Not mapped | 32% |
| Booker Bay | 2.4 km | Not mapped | <1% |
| Empire Bay | 2.5 km | Not mapped | 61% |
| Ettalong Beach | 2.7 km | Not mapped | 5% |
| Koolewong | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 32% |
| Phegans Bay | 3.3 km | Not mapped | 89% |
| Wagstaffe | 3.3 km | Not mapped | 50% |