Arumpo flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Arumpo (Wentworth, NSW) - 5332.99 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Arumpo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Arumpo at a glance

Parcels 70 Median lot 53,837,423 m²

How Arumpo is zoned

Primary Production 82%
Environmental Conservation 9%
National Parks and Nature Reserves 9%

Buying in Arumpo? 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 5332.99 km², Arumpo is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 13 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 53,837,423 m² across 70 parcels.

Who lives in Arumpo

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Arumpo suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
40
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1003, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Wentworth-Balranald Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Arumpo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Arumpo itself.

4,321 in 2001 to 3,725 in 2025, down 14%.

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.

Arumpo data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
ZoningMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)

Profile last materially updated 26 September 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 Arumpo 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Arumpo. 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 Arumpo lot.

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Arumpo planning - frequently asked

Is Arumpo flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Arumpo and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 13%). Published flood models are held over parts of Arumpo; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Arumpo bushfire-prone?

Around 95% of Arumpo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wentworth average of 73%.

What is the zoning in Arumpo?

The dominant planning zone in Arumpo is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and National Parks and Nature Reserves.

Does Arumpo have heritage-listed places?

Arumpo has 13 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Arumpo?

Across 70 surveyed parcels in Arumpo, the median lot size is about 53,837,423 m².

Is Arumpo an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Arumpo scores 1003 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mungo
Balranald
28.3 km 0% 72%
Pooncarie 44.1 km 0% 99%
Pan Ban 65.7 km 0% 100%
Moorara 65.8 km 0% 100%
Para 70.6 km 0% 100%
Hatfield
Balranald
78.9 km Not mapped 100%
Ellerslie 82.7 km 0% 58%
Wentworth 83.3 km 8% 96%
Mallee 83.7 km 1% 99%
Euston
Balranald
87.0 km 10% 98%

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