Barraba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Barraba
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 523.54 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
523.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barraba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Barraba at a glance
How Barraba is zoned
Buying in Barraba? 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 523.54 km², Barraba is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 52 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 2,247 m² across 2,003 parcels.
Who lives in Barraba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barraba 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 854, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Barraba's 1,329 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barraba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barraba itself.
16,382 in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Barraba 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Barraba planning - frequently asked
Is Barraba flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Barraba and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Barraba bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Barraba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
What is the zoning in Barraba?
The dominant planning zone in Barraba is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and Village.
Does Barraba have heritage-listed places?
Barraba has 52 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Barraba?
Across 2,003 surveyed parcels in Barraba, the median lot size is about 2,247 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Barraba have a train station?
There is no train station inside Barraba itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Barraba?
At the 2021 Census Barraba had 1,329 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Tamworth Surrounds statistical area, which contains Barraba, went from 16,382 people in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Barraba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barraba scores 854 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Barraba?
Median household income in Barraba was $776 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional. Median rent was $195 a week and the median mortgage repayment $758 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longarm | 11.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mayvale | 14.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Red Hill | 15.1 km | 0% | 97% |
| Cobbadah Gwydir |
20.5 km | 0% | 89% |
| Banoon | 21.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gundamulda Gwydir |
21.2 km | 0% | 90% |
| Woodsreef | 23.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Borah Creek | 24.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lindesay | 25.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ironbark | 26.3 km | 0% | 100% |