Bray Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bray Park
(Tweed, NSW) - 0.96 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bray Park'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 Bray Park
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 25 Sep 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.
Bray Park at a glance
How Bray Park is zoned
Buying in Bray Park? 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 0.96 km², Bray Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 69% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 725 m² across 347 parcels.
Who lives in Bray Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bray Park 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 872, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bray Park's 822 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Murwillumbah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bray Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bray Park itself.
7,882 in 2001 to 9,510 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.
Bray Park 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 26 September 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 Bray Park 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 46% of Bray Park. 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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See what's in the $9 report →Bray Park planning - frequently asked
Is Bray Park flood-prone?
About 46% of Bray Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Bray Park bushfire-prone?
Around 69% of Bray Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Bray Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 46% of Bray Park, and over about 97% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Bray Park?
The dominant planning zone in Bray Park is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Recreational Waterways.
Does Bray Park have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bray Park.
What is the typical lot size in Bray Park?
Across 347 surveyed parcels in Bray Park, the median lot size is about 725 m².
Does Bray Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bray Park itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Bray Park?
At the 2021 Census Bray Park had 822 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Murwillumbah statistical area, which contains Bray Park, went from 7,882 people in 2001 to 9,510 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Bray Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bray Park scores 872 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bray Park?
Median household income in Bray Park was $1,014 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,647 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murwillumbah | 1.5 km | 71% | 61% |
| Byangum | 2.2 km | 37% | 99% |
| Dunbible | 3.3 km | 28% | 99% |
| South Murwillumbah | 3.8 km | 75% | 82% |
| Kynnumboon | 4.1 km | 62% | 100% |
| North Arm | 4.2 km | 18% | 100% |
| Fernvale | 5.0 km | 16% | 99% |
| Dum Dum | 5.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Crystal Creek | 6.6 km | 23% | 100% |
| Tygalgah | 6.9 km | 100% | 97% |