Stewarts Mount flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stewarts Mount
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 8.76 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
8.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stewarts Mount'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 Stewarts Mount
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.
Stewarts Mount at a glance
How Stewarts Mount is zoned
Buying in Stewarts Mount? 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 8.76 km², Stewarts Mount is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 187,485 m² across 5 parcels.
Who lives in Stewarts Mount
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stewarts Mount 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 990, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stewarts Mount's 3,012 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stewarts Mount. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stewarts Mount itself.
11,499 in 2001 to 14,965 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Stewarts Mount 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 Stewarts Mount 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 Stewarts Mount lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Stewarts Mount planning - frequently asked
Is Stewarts Mount flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Stewarts Mount and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Stewarts Mount bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stewarts Mount is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is Stewarts Mount under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 5% of Stewarts Mount 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 Stewarts Mount?
The dominant planning zone in Stewarts Mount is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Public Recreation.
Does Stewarts Mount have heritage-listed places?
Stewarts Mount has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stewarts Mount?
Across 5 surveyed parcels in Stewarts Mount, the median lot size is about 187,485 m².
Does Stewarts Mount have a train station?
There is no train station inside Stewarts Mount itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Stewarts Mount?
At the 2021 Census Stewarts Mount had 3,012 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Bathurst - West statistical area, which contains Stewarts Mount, went from 11,499 people in 2001 to 14,965 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Stewarts Mount an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stewarts Mount scores 990 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stewarts Mount?
Median household income in Stewarts Mount was $2,054 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $415 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,805 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windradyne | 2.6 km | 0% | 4% |
| Robin Hill | 2.9 km | 0% | 32% |
| Llanarth | 3.0 km | <1% | 27% |
| Dunkeld | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Abercrombie | 4.1 km | 54% | 74% |
| West Bathurst | 4.2 km | 14% | 10% |
| Mitchell | 4.7 km | 0% | 31% |
| Eglinton | 6.0 km | 9% | 96% |
| Bathurst | 6.0 km | 25% | 2% |
| Mount Panorama | 6.4 km | 0% | 85% |