Boonal flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boonal
(Gwydir, NSW) - 266.28 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
266.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boonal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Boonal
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.
Boonal at a glance
How Boonal is zoned
Buying in Boonal? 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 266.28 km², Boonal is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 390,022 m² across 187 parcels.
Who lives in Boonal
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boonal 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 1066, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moree Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boonal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boonal itself.
6,614 in 2001 to 5,271 in 2025, down 20%.
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.
Boonal 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.
Check a specific Boonal address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Boonal lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boonal planning - frequently asked
Is Boonal flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Boonal and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Boonal bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Boonal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gwydir average of 77%.
Is Boonal under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Boonal in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 Boonal?
The dominant planning zone in Boonal is Primary Production.
Does Boonal have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boonal.
What is the typical lot size in Boonal?
Across 187 surveyed parcels in Boonal, the median lot size is about 390,022 m².
What is the population of Boonal?
At the 2021 Census Boonal had 51 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Moree Surrounds statistical area, which contains Boonal, went from 6,614 people in 2001 to 5,271 in 2025, down 20%.
Is Boonal an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boonal scores 1066 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Boonal?
Median household income in Boonal was $1,708 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Gwydir. Median rent was $200 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Rivers Inverell |
16.3 km | 15% | 21% |
| North Star | 24.4 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| Blue Nobby | 33.0 km | Not mapped | 45% |
| Yetman Inverell |
33.8 km | 0% | 64% |
| Boggabilla Moree Plains |
36.3 km | 20% | 98% |
| Camp Creek Inverell |
38.2 km | 13% | 76% |
| Yallaroi | 40.4 km | Not mapped | 40% |
| Croppa Creek | 46.6 km | Not mapped | 43% |
| Tulloona Moree Plains |
50.0 km | <1% | 93% |
| Coolatai | 56.5 km | Not mapped | 80% |