Bruinbun flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bruinbun
(Bathurst Regional, NSW) - 154.59 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
154.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bruinbun'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 Bruinbun
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.
Bruinbun at a glance
How Bruinbun is zoned
Buying in Bruinbun? 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 154.59 km², Bruinbun 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. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 387,150 m² across 74 parcels.
Who lives in Bruinbun
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bruinbun 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.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bathurst Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bruinbun. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bruinbun itself.
6,058 in 2001 to 7,094 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.
Bruinbun 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 Bruinbun 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 Bruinbun lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bruinbun planning - frequently asked
Is Bruinbun flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bruinbun and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Bruinbun bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bruinbun is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bathurst Regional average of 91%.
Is Bruinbun under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 5% of Bruinbun in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 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 Bruinbun?
The dominant planning zone in Bruinbun is Primary Production.
Does Bruinbun have heritage-listed places?
Bruinbun has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bruinbun?
Across 74 surveyed parcels in Bruinbun, the median lot size is about 387,150 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bruinbun have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bruinbun itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
Is Bruinbun an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bruinbun 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killongbutta | 8.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Turondale | 9.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hill End | 11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gowan | 12.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sallys Flat | 12.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Millah Murrah | 15.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Duramana | 15.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tambaroora Mid-Western Regional |
18.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wattle Flat | 19.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Billywillinga | 19.1 km | 0% | 100% |