West Haven flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of West Haven
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 1.7 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
1.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Haven'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 West Haven
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 Haven at a glance
How West Haven is zoned
Buying in West Haven? 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 1.7 km², West Haven is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 68% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 795 m² across 452 parcels.
Who lives in West Haven
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Haven 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 921, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Haven's 1,139 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Laurieton - Bonny Hills, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Haven. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Haven itself.
13,784 in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
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 Haven 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 West Haven 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 17% of West Haven. 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 West Haven lot.
See what's in the $9 report →West Haven planning - frequently asked
Is West Haven flood-prone?
About 33% of West Haven falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is West Haven bushfire-prone?
Around 68% of West Haven is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is West Haven under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 17% of West Haven, and over about 42% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 West Haven?
The dominant planning zone in West Haven is General Residential, though the suburb also includes Natural Waterways and Environmental Management.
Does West Haven have heritage-listed places?
West Haven has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in West Haven?
Across 452 surveyed parcels in West Haven, the median lot size is about 795 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does West Haven have a train station?
There is no train station inside West Haven itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.
What is the population of West Haven?
At the 2021 Census West Haven had 1,139 usual residents, with a median age of 67 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Laurieton - Bonny Hills statistical area, which contains West Haven, went from 13,784 people in 2001 to 19,995 in 2025, up 45%.
Is West Haven an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Haven scores 921 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 Haven?
Median household income in West Haven was $940 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurieton | 1.5 km | 52% | 61% |
| Lakewood | 1.7 km | 9% | 80% |
| North Brother | 2.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| North Haven | 3.5 km | 79% | 78% |
| Dunbogan | 3.9 km | 58% | 83% |
| Deauville | 3.9 km | 87% | 64% |
| Grants Beach | 4.1 km | 21% | 100% |
| Camden Head | 4.5 km | 61% | 47% |
| Kew | 5.0 km | 44% | 90% |
| Bobs Creek | 5.0 km | 27% | 100% |