Bakers Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bakers Creek
(Uralla, NSW) - 161.6 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
161.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bakers Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bakers Creek at a glance
How Bakers Creek is zoned
Buying in Bakers Creek? 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 161.6 km², Bakers Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 434,779 m² across 176 parcels.
Who lives in Bakers Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bakers Creek 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 937, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Armidale Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bakers Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bakers Creek itself.
6,038 in 2001 to 6,033 in 2025, down 0%.
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.
Bakers Creek 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian 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 Bakers Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Bakers Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Bakers Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bakers Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Bakers Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Bakers Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Uralla average of 42%.
What is the zoning in Bakers Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Bakers Creek is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Primary Production.
Does Bakers Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bakers Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Bakers Creek?
Across 176 surveyed parcels in Bakers Creek, the median lot size is about 434,779 m².
Is Bakers Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bakers Creek scores 937 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thirldene Tamworth Regional |
8.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Camerons Creek | 10.1 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Ironbark Tamworth Regional |
18.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Warrabah Tamworth Regional |
18.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kingstown | 20.9 km | 0% | 49% |
| Abington | 21.9 km | Not mapped | 46% |
| Woodsreef Tamworth Regional |
22.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Torryburn | 22.5 km | Not mapped | 46% |
| Bundarra | 25.9 km | 0% | 68% |
| Gundamulda Gwydir |
27.4 km | 0% | 90% |