West Bathurst flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of West Bathurst
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 2.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.89 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Bathurst's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over West Bathurst
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.
West Bathurst at a glance
How West Bathurst is zoned
Buying in West Bathurst? 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 2.89 km², West Bathurst is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 21 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 723 m² across 1,784 parcels.
Who lives in West Bathurst
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Bathurst 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 905, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Bathurst's 3,634 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Bathurst. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Bathurst itself.
11,499 in 2001 to 14,965 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
West Bathurst 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.
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Is West Bathurst flood-prone?
About 14% of West Bathurst falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is West Bathurst bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of West Bathurst is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is West Bathurst under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over West Bathurst in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 West Bathurst?
The dominant planning zone in West Bathurst is General Residential, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Public Recreation.
Does West Bathurst have heritage-listed places?
West Bathurst has 21 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in West Bathurst?
Across 1,784 surveyed parcels in West Bathurst, the median lot size is about 723 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does West Bathurst have a train station?
There is no train station inside West Bathurst itself. The suburb is served by 102 bus stops.
What is the population of West Bathurst?
At the 2021 Census West Bathurst had 3,634 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Bathurst - West statistical area, which contains West Bathurst, went from 11,499 people in 2001 to 14,965 in 2025, up 30%.
Is West Bathurst an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Bathurst scores 905 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 West Bathurst?
Median household income in West Bathurst was $1,299 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,006 for the typical suburb in Bathurst Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,443 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llanarth | 1.6 km | <1% | 27% |
| Windradyne | 1.6 km | 0% | 4% |
| Abercrombie | 1.8 km | 54% | 74% |
| Bathurst | 1.9 km | 25% | 2% |
| Mitchell | 2.1 km | 0% | 31% |
| Robin Hill | 3.4 km | 0% | 32% |
| South Bathurst | 4.0 km | 21% | 64% |
| Stewarts Mount | 4.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kelso | 4.4 km | 16% | 66% |
| Mount Panorama | 4.9 km | 0% | 85% |