The Entrance flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Entrance
(Central Coast, NSW) - 1.65 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Entrance'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 The Entrance
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 26 Sep 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.
The Entrance at a glance
How The Entrance is zoned
Buying in The Entrance? 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 1.65 km², The Entrance is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 19 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Density Residential. The median lot measures about 622 m² across 1,286 parcels.
Who lives in The Entrance
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the The Entrance 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 872, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of The Entrance's 4,244 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of The Entrance, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Entrance. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Entrance itself.
11,941 in 2001 to 16,336 in 2025, up 37%.
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.
The Entrance 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 26 September 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 The Entrance 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 67% of The Entrance. 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 The Entrance lot.
See what's in the $9 report →The Entrance planning - frequently asked
Is The Entrance flood-prone?
About 40% of The Entrance falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%.
Is The Entrance bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers The Entrance and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Central Coast average is 69%).
Is The Entrance under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 67% of The Entrance, and over about 82% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,000 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 The Entrance?
The dominant planning zone in The Entrance is Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Public Recreation and Local Centre.
Does The Entrance have heritage-listed places?
The Entrance has 19 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in The Entrance?
Across 1,286 surveyed parcels in The Entrance, the median lot size is about 622 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does The Entrance have a train station?
There is no train station inside The Entrance itself. The suburb is served by 28 bus stops.
What is the population of The Entrance?
At the 2021 Census The Entrance had 4,244 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider The Entrance statistical area, which contains The Entrance, went from 11,941 people in 2001 to 16,336 in 2025, up 37%.
Is The Entrance an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Entrance scores 872 and sits in decile 1 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 The Entrance?
Median household income in The Entrance was $971 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,735 for the typical suburb in Central Coast. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bay | 1.2 km | 36% | 0% |
| The Entrance North | 1.4 km | 58% | 4% |
| Long Jetty | 1.8 km | 41% | 2% |
| Toowoon Bay | 2.1 km | 38% | 26% |
| Shelly Beach | 3.1 km | 24% | 21% |
| Killarney Vale | 3.9 km | 50% | 20% |
| Bateau Bay | 5.2 km | 34% | 53% |
| Chittaway Point | 5.4 km | 99% | 79% |
| Magenta | 5.7 km | 8% | 94% |
| Berkeley Vale | 5.8 km | 67% | 44% |