Braidwood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Braidwood
(Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, NSW) - 240.57 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
240.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Braidwood'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 Braidwood
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: observed, lowest 7,000 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.
Braidwood at a glance
How Braidwood is zoned
Buying in Braidwood? 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 240.57 km², Braidwood is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 166 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 2,044 m² across 1,745 parcels.
Who lives in Braidwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Braidwood 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 995, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Braidwood's 1,720 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Braidwood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Braidwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Braidwood itself.
2,760 in 2001 to 4,494 in 2025, up 63%.
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.
Braidwood 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 Braidwood 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 Braidwood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Braidwood planning - frequently asked
Is Braidwood flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Braidwood and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Braidwood bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Braidwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional average of 91%.
Is Braidwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Braidwood in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Braidwood?
The dominant planning zone in Braidwood is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Living and Low Density Residential.
Does Braidwood have heritage-listed places?
Braidwood has 166 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Braidwood?
Across 1,745 surveyed parcels in Braidwood, the median lot size is about 2,044 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Braidwood have a train station?
There is no train station inside Braidwood itself. The suburb is served by 79 bus stops.
What is the population of Braidwood?
At the 2021 Census Braidwood had 1,720 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Braidwood statistical area, which contains Braidwood, went from 2,760 people in 2001 to 4,494 in 2025, up 63%.
Is Braidwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Braidwood scores 995 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Braidwood?
Median household income in Braidwood was $1,412 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,287 for the typical suburb in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional. Median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northangera | 10.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Jembaicumbene | 11.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Durran Durra | 11.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Larbert | 12.9 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Mongarlowe | 13.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bombay | 13.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Reidsdale | 14.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Warri | 15.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bendoura | 16.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Monga | 17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |