Bucca flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bucca
(Coffs Harbour, NSW) - 84.29 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
84.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bucca'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 Bucca
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 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.
Bucca at a glance
How Bucca is zoned
Buying in Bucca? 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 84.29 km², Bucca is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 53,351 m² across 280 parcels.
Who lives in Bucca
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bucca 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 968, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bucca's 614 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bucca. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bucca itself.
3,649 in 2001 to 4,124 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Bucca 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 Bucca 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 15% of Bucca. 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 Bucca lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bucca planning - frequently asked
Is Bucca flood-prone?
About 13% of Bucca falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 21%.
Is Bucca bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Bucca is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coffs Harbour average of 88%.
Is Bucca under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 15% of Bucca, and over about 41% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Bucca?
The dominant planning zone in Bucca is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Forestry and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Bucca have heritage-listed places?
Bucca has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bucca?
Across 280 surveyed parcels in Bucca, the median lot size is about 53,351 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bucca have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bucca itself. The suburb is served by 60 bus stops.
What is the population of Bucca?
At the 2021 Census Bucca had 614 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca statistical area, which contains Bucca, went from 3,649 people in 2001 to 4,124 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Bucca an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bucca scores 968 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 Bucca?
Median household income in Bucca was $1,740 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Coffs Harbour. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moonee Beach | 5.0 km | 41% | 91% |
| Emerald Beach | 5.2 km | 24% | 96% |
| Sandy Beach | 7.3 km | 28% | 74% |
| Sapphire Beach | 7.4 km | 15% | 86% |
| Coramba | 9.1 km | 11% | 100% |
| Karangi | 9.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| Korora | 9.3 km | 0% | 85% |
| Woolgoolga | 9.6 km | 7% | 89% |
| Nana Glen | 9.8 km | 22% | 98% |
| Safety Beach | 11.5 km | 35% | 69% |