Billys Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Billys Creek
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 80.05 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
80.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Billys Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Billys Creek
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 to
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.
Billys Creek at a glance
How Billys Creek is zoned
Buying in Billys 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 80.05 km², Billys Creek 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 82 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Forestry. The median lot measures about 317,168 m² across 114 parcels.
Who lives in Billys Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Billys 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 851, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Billys Creek's 79 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dorrigo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Billys Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Billys Creek itself.
3,473 in 2001 to 3,250 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Billys 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 | Observed | 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 →Billys Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Billys Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Billys Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Billys Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Billys Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
Is Billys Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Billys Creek in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Billys Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Billys Creek is Forestry, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Natural Waterways.
Does Billys Creek have heritage-listed places?
Billys Creek has 82 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Billys Creek?
Across 114 surveyed parcels in Billys Creek, the median lot size is about 317,168 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Billys Creek?
At the 2021 Census Billys Creek had 79 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Dorrigo statistical area, which contains Billys Creek, went from 3,473 people in 2001 to 3,250 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Billys Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Billys Creek scores 851 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 Billys Creek?
Median household income in Billys Creek was $491 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,187 for the typical suburb in Clarence Valley. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,229 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonpar | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dundurrabin | 10.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Clouds Creek | 11.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bostobrick Bellingen |
12.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tyringham | 12.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Dorrigo Bellingen |
13.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Tallowwood Ridge Bellingen |
16.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wild Cattle Creek | 16.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Marengo | 17.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Fernbrook Bellingen |
19.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |