Bullaburra flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bullaburra
(Blue Mountains, NSW) - 6.15 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
6.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bullaburra'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 Bullaburra
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 4,000 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.
Bullaburra at a glance
How Bullaburra is zoned
Buying in Bullaburra? 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 6.15 km², Bullaburra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,334 m² across 806 parcels.
Who lives in Bullaburra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bullaburra 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 1045, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bullaburra's 1,300 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bullaburra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bullaburra itself.
10,903 in 2001 to 11,536 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Bullaburra 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 Bullaburra 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 Bullaburra lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bullaburra planning - frequently asked
Is Bullaburra flood-prone?
About 1% of Bullaburra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 1%.
Is Bullaburra bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Bullaburra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Blue Mountains average of 96%.
Is Bullaburra under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 100% of Bullaburra in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Bullaburra?
The dominant planning zone in Bullaburra is Environmental Conservation, though the suburb also includes Environmental Living and Environmental Management.
Does Bullaburra have heritage-listed places?
Bullaburra has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bullaburra?
Across 806 surveyed parcels in Bullaburra, the median lot size is about 1,334 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bullaburra have a train station?
Yes - Bullaburra has 1 train station: Bullaburra Station. It is also served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Bullaburra?
At the 2021 Census Bullaburra had 1,300 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lawson - Hazelbrook - Linden statistical area, which contains Bullaburra, went from 10,903 people in 2001 to 11,536 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Bullaburra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bullaburra scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bullaburra?
Median household income in Bullaburra was $1,765 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,083 for the typical suburb in Blue Mountains. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wentworth Falls | 2.3 km | 2% | 89% |
| Lawson | 2.3 km | 6% | 88% |
| Hazelbrook | 4.5 km | 5% | 94% |
| Woodford | 6.9 km | 2% | 97% |
| Rocklily Ridge | 7.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Leura | 7.1 km | 1% | 82% |
| Linden | 9.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Ingar | 10.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Katoomba | 10.9 km | <1% | 83% |
| Jamison Valley | 11.9 km | 0% | 100% |