Wattle Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wattle Flat
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 58.42 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
58.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wattle Flat'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 Wattle Flat
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.
Wattle Flat at a glance
How Wattle Flat is zoned
Buying in Wattle Flat? 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 58.42 km², Wattle Flat 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 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 7,518 m² across 633 parcels.
Who lives in Wattle Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wattle Flat 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 915, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wattle Flat's 270 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wattle Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wattle Flat itself.
6,058 in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Wattle Flat 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 Wattle Flat 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 Wattle Flat lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wattle Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Wattle Flat flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wattle Flat and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Wattle Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wattle Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is Wattle Flat under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Wattle Flat in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,000 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 Wattle Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Wattle Flat is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Large Lot Residential.
Does Wattle Flat have heritage-listed places?
Wattle Flat has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wattle Flat?
Across 633 surveyed parcels in Wattle Flat, the median lot size is about 7,518 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wattle Flat have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wattle Flat itself. The suburb is served by 18 bus stops.
What is the population of Wattle Flat?
At the 2021 Census Wattle Flat had 270 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Bathurst Surrounds statistical area, which contains Wattle Flat, went from 6,058 people in 2001 to 7,094 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Wattle Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wattle Flat scores 915 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wattle Flat?
Median household income in Wattle Flat was $1,071 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $215 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millah Murrah | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Paling Yards | 6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wiagdon | 7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Upper Turon Mid-Western Regional |
9.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Turondale | 10.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sofala Mid-Western Regional |
10.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Limekilns | 12.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Palmers Oaky Lithgow City |
16.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Peel | 17.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Running Stream Mid-Western Regional |
17.2 km | 0% | 100% |