Yarralumla flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yarralumla
(Canberra Central, ACT) - 8.81 km², mapped from live district 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
8.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yarralumla'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 Yarralumla
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 3 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.
Yarralumla at a glance
How Yarralumla is zoned
Buying in Yarralumla? The Territory Plan zone on this page sits alongside the Crown lease, which sets what a block may actually be used for.
Across its 8.81 km², Yarralumla is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 107 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Designated. The median lot measures about 809 m² across 1,184 parcels.
Who lives in Yarralumla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yarralumla 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 1161, and decile 10 within the Australian Capital Territory. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yarralumla's 3,120 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Yarralumla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yarralumla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yarralumla itself.
3,038 in 2001 to 3,154 in 2025, up 4%.
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.
Yarralumla 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 | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the ACT Territory Plan and ACT Government spatial data, 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 Yarralumla 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 48% of Yarralumla. 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 Yarralumla. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Yarralumla planning - frequently asked
Is Yarralumla flood-prone?
About 18% of Yarralumla falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the district-wide suburb average of 8%. Published flood models are held over parts of Yarralumla; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Yarralumla bushfire-prone?
Around 19% of Yarralumla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Canberra Central average of 17%.
Is Yarralumla under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Yarralumla, and over about 79% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Yarralumla?
The dominant planning zone in Yarralumla is Designated, though the suburb also includes Suburban and Suburban Core.
Does Yarralumla have heritage-listed places?
Yarralumla has 107 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yarralumla?
Across 1,184 surveyed parcels in Yarralumla, the median lot size is about 809 m². There are also 1,199 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yarralumla have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yarralumla itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.
What is the population of Yarralumla?
At the 2021 Census Yarralumla had 3,120 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Yarralumla statistical area, which contains Yarralumla, went from 3,038 people in 2001 to 3,154 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Yarralumla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yarralumla scores 1161 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within the Australian Capital Territory (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yarralumla?
Median household income in Yarralumla was $3,327 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,434 for the typical suburb in Canberra Central. Median rent was $547 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,425 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deakin | 2.1 km | 0% | 28% |
| Capital Hill | 2.4 km | 0% | 0% |
| Acton | 2.6 km | 42% | 12% |
| Forrest | 2.9 km | 0% | 1% |
| Curtin Woden Valley |
3.3 km | 2% | 42% |
| Parkes | 3.3 km | 34% | 0% |
| City | 3.4 km | 0% | 0% |
| Barton | 3.5 km | 37% | 3% |
| Hughes Woden Valley |
3.6 km | 0% | 22% |
| Red Hill | 4.2 km | 0% | 47% |