The Slopes flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of The Slopes
(Hawkesbury, NSW) - 3.33 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
3.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to The Slopes'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 Slopes
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 Slopes at a glance
How The Slopes is zoned
Buying in The Slopes? 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 3.33 km², The Slopes 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production Small Lots. The median lot measures about 11,450 m² across 123 parcels.
Who lives in The Slopes
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the The Slopes 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 1045, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of The Slopes's 327 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer, the wider ABS statistical area containing The Slopes. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than The Slopes itself.
21,001 in 2001 to 22,515 in 2025, up 7%.
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 Slopes 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 Slopes 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 56% of The Slopes. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of The Slopes. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a The Slopes lot.
See what's in the $9 report →The Slopes planning - frequently asked
Is The Slopes flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers The Slopes and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%). Published flood models are held over parts of The Slopes; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is The Slopes bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of The Slopes is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hawkesbury average of 84%.
Is The Slopes under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 56% of The Slopes, and over about 63% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 Slopes?
The dominant planning zone in The Slopes is Primary Production Small Lots, though the suburb also includes Primary Production.
Does The Slopes have heritage-listed places?
The Slopes has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in The Slopes?
Across 123 surveyed parcels in The Slopes, the median lot size is about 11,450 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of The Slopes?
At the 2021 Census The Slopes had 327 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Kurrajong Heights - Ebenezer statistical area, which contains The Slopes, went from 21,001 people in 2001 to 22,515 in 2025, up 7%.
Is The Slopes an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), The Slopes scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in The Slopes?
Median household income in The Slopes was $2,272 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,160 for the typical suburb in Hawkesbury. Median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurmond | 1.8 km | 0% | 91% |
| Tennyson | 2.5 km | 0% | 98% |
| Kurrajong | 2.7 km | 0% | 98% |
| North Richmond | 4.0 km | 11% | 83% |
| Kurrajong Hills | 4.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Grose Vale | 6.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Richmond Lowlands | 6.7 km | 100% | 89% |
| Grose Wold | 7.8 km | 15% | 100% |
| Wheeny Creek | 7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glossodia | 8.1 km | 3% | 84% |