Bowna flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bowna
(Greater Hume Shire, NSW) - 117.02 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
117.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bowna'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 Bowna
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
typical observed square 2 a day
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.
Bowna at a glance
How Bowna is zoned
Buying in Bowna? 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 117.02 km², Bowna is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 196,569 m² across 295 parcels.
Who lives in Bowna
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bowna 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 1074, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bowna's 115 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Albury Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bowna. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bowna itself.
11,096 in 2001 to 13,394 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Bowna 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 Bowna 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Bowna. 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 Bowna lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bowna planning - frequently asked
Is Bowna flood-prone?
About 12% of Bowna falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Bowna bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Bowna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Greater Hume Shire average of 97%.
Is Bowna under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Bowna, and over about 21% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Bowna?
The dominant planning zone in Bowna is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Recreational Waterways and Tourist.
Does Bowna have heritage-listed places?
Bowna has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bowna?
Across 295 surveyed parcels in Bowna, the median lot size is about 196,569 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bowna have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bowna itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.
What is the population of Bowna?
At the 2021 Census Bowna had 115 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Albury Surrounds statistical area, which contains Bowna, went from 11,096 people in 2001 to 13,394 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Bowna an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bowna scores 1074 and sits in decile 10 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 Bowna?
Median household income in Bowna was $2,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,583 for the typical suburb in Greater Hume Shire. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,191 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mullengandra | 9.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wymah | 10.1 km | 5% | 96% |
| Wirlinga Albury City |
11.8 km | 20% | 82% |
| Table Top Albury City |
12.9 km | 16% | 87% |
| Lake Hume Village Albury City |
16.9 km | 58% | 76% |
| Thurgoona Albury City |
17.3 km | 13% | 73% |
| Woomargama | 17.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ettamogah Albury City |
18.3 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Springdale Heights Albury City |
18.7 km | Not mapped | 80% |
| Gerogery | 21.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |