Blowering zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Blowering (Snowy Valleys, NSW) - 166.8 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Planning schematicBlowering

Constraint readout

166.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.

Flood overlay Not mapped

No flood mapping held for this area - not an all-clear

Bushfire-prone 79%

≈ council avg (99%) · #79 of 80 mapped council suburbs

Environmental28%

≈ council avg (25%) · #25 of 80 in council

Heritage sites 0 Mostly Forestry Bushfire 79th most affected of 80 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Blowering's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Blowering

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

Under observed aircraft

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

7,000 ft

averaging 8,500 ft

How often

not established

aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 8,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Blowering at a glance

Parcels 411 Median lot 162,465 m² Mapped easements 1 Landslide overlay 27%

How Blowering is zoned

Forestry 45%

National Parks and Nature Reserves 28%

Primary Production 26%

Infrastructure 1%

Buying in Blowering? 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 166.8 km², Blowering is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 79% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Forestry. The median lot measures about 162,465 m² across 411 parcels.

Who lives in Blowering

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

Population

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 8

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1027, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Tumut Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blowering. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blowering itself.

4,977 in 2001 to 4,797 in 2025, down 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.

Blowering data sources and coverage

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

Dataset	Coverage	Publisher
Flood mapping	Not 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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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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Blowering planning - frequently asked

Is Blowering flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Blowering, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Snowy Valleys is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Blowering bushfire-prone?

Around 79% of Blowering is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Snowy Valleys average of 99%.

Is Blowering under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Blowering in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 ft. 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 Blowering?

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

Does Blowering have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Blowering.

What is the typical lot size in Blowering?

Across 411 surveyed parcels in Blowering, the median lot size is about 162,465 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Blowering an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blowering scores 1027 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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
Batlow	11.1 km	Not mapped	96%
Bogong Peaks Wilderness	12.7 km	Not mapped	100%
Wereboldera	12.9 km	Not mapped	100%
Talbingo	12.9 km	Not mapped	95%
Gilmore	13.0 km	Not mapped	100%
Jones Bridge	13.2 km	Not mapped	100%
Wermatong	13.7 km	Not mapped	100%
Kunama	15.8 km	Not mapped	92%
Tumut Plains	17.4 km	Not mapped	100%
Windowie	17.7 km	Not mapped	100%

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