Barooga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Barooga
(Berrigan, NSW) - 98.38 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
98.38 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barooga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Barooga
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.
Barooga at a glance
How Barooga is zoned
Buying in Barooga? 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 98.38 km², Barooga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% 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 1,035 m² across 1,105 parcels.
Who lives in Barooga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barooga 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 953, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barooga's 1,888 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barooga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barooga itself.
9,647 in 2001 to 10,011 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.
Barooga 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Barooga planning - frequently asked
Is Barooga flood-prone?
About 49% of Barooga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 23%.
Is Barooga bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Barooga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Berrigan average of 92%.
Is Barooga under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Barooga 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 Barooga?
The dominant planning zone in Barooga is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Recreational Waterways.
Does Barooga have heritage-listed places?
Barooga has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barooga?
Across 1,105 surveyed parcels in Barooga, the median lot size is about 1,035 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Barooga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Barooga itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Barooga?
At the 2021 Census Barooga had 1,888 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie statistical area, which contains Barooga, went from 9,647 people in 2001 to 10,011 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Barooga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barooga scores 953 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 Barooga?
Median household income in Barooga was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,221 for the typical suburb in Berrigan. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lalalty | 11.7 km | 7% | 100% |
| Boomanoomana | 13.0 km | 2% | 99% |
| Tocumwal | 23.2 km | 55% | 97% |
| Mulwala Federation |
30.4 km | 2% | 13% |
| Berrigan | 30.8 km | Not mapped | 83% |
| Savernake Federation |
36.5 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Pine Lodge Edward River |
37.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Finley | 37.0 km | 2% | 84% |
| Rennie Federation |
38.8 km | Not mapped | 1% |
| Aratula Murray River |
41.3 km | 1% | 100% |