Wyee flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wyee
(Lake Macquarie, NSW) - 49.97 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
49.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wyee'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 Wyee
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 2,500 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.
Wyee at a glance
How Wyee is zoned
Buying in Wyee? 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 49.97 km², Wyee is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 1,676 parcels.
Who lives in Wyee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wyee 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 959, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wyee's 2,909 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Morisset - Cooranbong, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wyee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wyee itself.
12,601 in 2001 to 21,067 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
Wyee 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 Wyee 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 14% of Wyee. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Wyee. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wyee lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wyee planning - frequently asked
Is Wyee flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wyee and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 7%). Published flood models are held over parts of Wyee; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Wyee bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Wyee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lake Macquarie average of 65%.
Is Wyee under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Wyee, and over about 53% 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 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Wyee?
The dominant planning zone in Wyee is Environmental Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Infrastructure.
Does Wyee have heritage-listed places?
Wyee has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wyee?
Across 1,676 surveyed parcels in Wyee, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wyee have a train station?
Yes - Wyee has 1 train station: Wyee Station. It is also served by 78 bus stops.
What is the population of Wyee?
At the 2021 Census Wyee had 2,909 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Morisset - Cooranbong statistical area, which contains Wyee, went from 12,601 people in 2001 to 21,067 in 2025, up 67%.
Is Wyee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wyee scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wyee?
Median household income in Wyee was $1,384 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,636 for the typical suburb in Lake Macquarie. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bushells Ridge Central Coast |
3.5 km | 12% | 99% |
| Kiar Central Coast |
4.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Wyee Point | 5.0 km | 6% | 90% |
| Doyalson Central Coast |
5.1 km | 9% | 86% |
| Mandalong | 5.7 km | 2% | 98% |
| Blue Haven Central Coast |
5.8 km | 31% | 41% |
| Wallarah Central Coast |
5.8 km | 9% | 98% |
| Charmhaven Central Coast |
6.5 km | 32% | 81% |
| Morisset | 6.5 km | 12% | 85% |
| Durren Durren Central Coast |
6.7 km | 4% | 100% |