White Rock flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of White Rock
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 18.97 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
18.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to White Rock'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 White Rock
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.
White Rock at a glance
How White Rock is zoned
Buying in White Rock? 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 18.97 km², White Rock is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 7,403 m² across 333 parcels.
Who lives in White Rock
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the White Rock 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 1074, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of White Rock's 807 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing White Rock. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than White Rock itself.
7,368 in 2001 to 13,565 in 2025, up 84%.
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.
White Rock 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 White Rock 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 White Rock lot.
See what's in the $9 report →White Rock planning - frequently asked
Is White Rock flood-prone?
About 19% of White Rock falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is White Rock bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of White Rock is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is White Rock under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 24% of White Rock in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 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 White Rock?
The dominant planning zone in White Rock is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and Large Lot Residential.
Does White Rock have heritage-listed places?
White Rock has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in White Rock?
Across 333 surveyed parcels in White Rock, the median lot size is about 7,403 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does White Rock have a train station?
There is no train station inside White Rock itself. The suburb is served by 46 bus stops.
What is the population of White Rock?
At the 2021 Census White Rock had 807 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Bathurst - East statistical area, which contains White Rock, went from 7,368 people in 2001 to 13,565 in 2025, up 84%.
Is White Rock an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), White Rock scores 1074 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in White Rock?
Median household income in White Rock was $2,562 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 $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gormans Hill | 2.1 km | 20% | 94% |
| Kelso | 4.1 km | 16% | 66% |
| Orton Park | 4.6 km | 18% | 100% |
| South Bathurst | 5.0 km | 21% | 64% |
| Raglan | 5.7 km | 0% | 74% |
| Bathurst | 6.2 km | 25% | 2% |
| Brewongle | 6.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Panorama | 6.8 km | 0% | 85% |
| Mitchell | 7.1 km | 0% | 31% |
| Perthville | 7.2 km | 4% | 99% |