Telegraph Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Telegraph Point
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 25.89 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
25.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Telegraph Point'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 Telegraph Point
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: 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.
Telegraph Point at a glance
How Telegraph Point is zoned
Buying in Telegraph Point? 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 25.89 km², Telegraph Point is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 10,409 m² across 379 parcels.
Who lives in Telegraph Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Telegraph Point 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 960, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Telegraph Point's 604 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Macquarie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Telegraph Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Telegraph Point itself.
5,244 in 2001 to 5,331 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Telegraph Point 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 Telegraph Point 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 32% of Telegraph Point. 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 Telegraph Point lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Telegraph Point planning - frequently asked
Is Telegraph Point flood-prone?
About 34% of Telegraph Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Telegraph Point bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Telegraph Point is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is Telegraph Point under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 32% of Telegraph Point, and over about 53% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Telegraph Point?
The dominant planning zone in Telegraph Point is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Large Lot Residential.
Does Telegraph Point have heritage-listed places?
Telegraph Point has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Telegraph Point?
Across 379 surveyed parcels in Telegraph Point, the median lot size is about 10,409 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Telegraph Point have a train station?
There is no train station inside Telegraph Point itself. The suburb is served by 32 bus stops.
What is the population of Telegraph Point?
At the 2021 Census Telegraph Point had 604 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Port Macquarie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Telegraph Point, went from 5,244 people in 2001 to 5,331 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Telegraph Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Telegraph Point scores 960 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 Telegraph Point?
Median household income in Telegraph Point was $1,514 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacks Ferry | 4.6 km | 100% | 98% |
| The Hatch | 5.1 km | 89% | 99% |
| Pembrooke | 6.1 km | 14% | 99% |
| Ballengarra | 7.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cooperabung Kempsey |
7.4 km | 2% | 100% |
| Cairncross | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Gum Scrub | 8.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Blackmans Point | 8.7 km | 86% | 87% |
| Rawdon Island | 10.1 km | 95% | 82% |
| Riverside | 11.5 km | 74% | 78% |