The Hatch flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Hatch
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 12.69 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
12.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Hatch'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 Hatch
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.
The Hatch at a glance
How The Hatch is zoned
Buying in The Hatch? 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 12.69 km², The Hatch is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 89% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 20,947 m² across 52 parcels.
Who lives in The Hatch
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the The Hatch 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 930, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Macquarie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Hatch. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Hatch 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.
The Hatch 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 The Hatch 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 83% of The Hatch. 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 Hatch lot.
See what's in the $9 report →The Hatch planning - frequently asked
Is The Hatch flood-prone?
About 89% of The Hatch falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is The Hatch bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of The Hatch is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is The Hatch under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 83% of The Hatch, and over about 87% 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 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 Hatch?
The dominant planning zone in The Hatch is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Forestry and Natural Waterways.
Does The Hatch have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within The Hatch.
What is the typical lot size in The Hatch?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in The Hatch, the median lot size is about 20,947 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is The Hatch an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Hatch scores 930 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacks Ferry | 3.2 km | 100% | 98% |
| Blackmans Point | 3.9 km | 86% | 87% |
| Telegraph Point | 5.1 km | 34% | 99% |
| Riverside | 6.4 km | 74% | 78% |
| Rawdon Island | 7.1 km | 95% | 82% |
| Pembrooke | 7.2 km | 14% | 99% |
| Fernbank Creek | 7.4 km | 87% | 91% |
| Limeburners Creek | 8.2 km | 74% | 99% |
| North Shore | 9.1 km | 90% | 88% |
| Sancrox | 9.1 km | 33% | 92% |