Windella flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Windella
(Maitland, NSW) - 3.91 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
3.91 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Windella'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 Windella
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: observed, lowest 9,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Windella at a glance
How Windella is zoned
Buying in Windella? 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 3.91 km², Windella is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Large Lot Residential. The median lot measures about 5,749 m² across 272 parcels.
Who lives in Windella
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Windella 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 1094, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Windella's 845 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn, the wider ABS statistical area containing Windella. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Windella itself.
7,624 in 2001 to 19,954 in 2025, up 162%.
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.
Windella 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 Windella address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 78% of Windella. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Windella planning - frequently asked
Is Windella flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Windella and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 50%).
Is Windella bushfire-prone?
Around 58% of Windella is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Maitland average of 80%.
Is Windella under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 78% of Windella, and over about 83% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Windella?
The dominant planning zone in Windella is Large Lot Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and General Residential.
Does Windella have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Windella.
What is the typical lot size in Windella?
Across 272 surveyed parcels in Windella, the median lot size is about 5,749 m².
Does Windella have a train station?
There is no train station inside Windella itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Windella?
At the 2021 Census Windella had 845 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn statistical area, which contains Windella, went from 7,624 people in 2001 to 19,954 in 2025, up 162%.
Is Windella an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Windella scores 1094 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Windella?
Median household income in Windella was $2,886 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,015 for the typical suburb in Maitland. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,429 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anambah | 2.2 km | 41% | 97% |
| Windermere | 3.0 km | 42% | 99% |
| Lochinvar | 3.2 km | 7% | 87% |
| Rutherford | 4.0 km | 8% | 35% |
| Melville | 4.3 km | 48% | 100% |
| Gosforth | 4.6 km | 47% | 99% |
| Aberglasslyn | 5.1 km | 35% | 50% |
| Luskintyre | 5.5 km | 42% | 99% |
| Oswald | 5.5 km | 51% | 100% |
| Farley | 5.6 km | 28% | 91% |