Windy zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Windy
(Liverpool Plains, NSW) - 137.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
137.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Windy's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Windy
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.
Windy at a glance
How Windy is zoned
Buying in Windy? 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 137.04 km², Windy is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 29,919,481 m² across 4 parcels.
Windy data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | Not 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 Windy flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Windy, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Liverpool Plains is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Windy bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Windy is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Liverpool Plains average of 100%.
Is Windy under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Windy 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 Windy?
The dominant planning zone in Windy is Primary Production.
Does Windy have heritage-listed places?
Windy has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Windy?
Across 4 surveyed parcels in Windy, the median lot size is about 29,919,481 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | 11.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Blackville | 13.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Warrah Ridge | 13.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Parraweena | 13.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Quirindi | 19.2 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Macdonalds Creek | 20.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cattle Creek | 22.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Little Jacks Creek | 22.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Big Jacks Creek | 25.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Yarraman | 25.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |