Botobolar flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Botobolar
(Mid-Western Regional, NSW) - 115.05 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
115.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Botobolar's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Botobolar
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.
Botobolar at a glance
How Botobolar is zoned
Buying in Botobolar? 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 115.05 km², Botobolar 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. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 166,039 m² across 294 parcels.
Who lives in Botobolar
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Botobolar 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 967, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Botobolar's 131 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mudgee Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Botobolar. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Botobolar itself.
9,827 in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 17%.
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.
Botobolar 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 →Botobolar planning - frequently asked
Is Botobolar flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Botobolar and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%).
Is Botobolar bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Botobolar is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Western Regional average of 98%.
Is Botobolar under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Botobolar 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 Botobolar?
The dominant planning zone in Botobolar is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Large Lot Residential.
Does Botobolar have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Botobolar.
What is the typical lot size in Botobolar?
Across 294 surveyed parcels in Botobolar, the median lot size is about 166,039 m². There are also 11 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Botobolar?
At the 2021 Census Botobolar had 131 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Mudgee Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Botobolar, went from 9,827 people in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 17%.
Is Botobolar an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Botobolar scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Botobolar?
Median household income in Botobolar was $2,249 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Mid-Western Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kains Flat | 6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bara | 7.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hayes Gap | 7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stony Creek | 8.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cooyal | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cross Roads | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Totnes Valley | 9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Havilah | 12.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Frog Rock | 13.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Budgee Budgee | 13.7 km | 0% | 98% |