Bundagen flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bundagen
(Coffs Harbour, NSW) - 24.05 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
24.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bundagen'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 Bundagen
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 3,000 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.
Bundagen at a glance
How Bundagen is zoned
Buying in Bundagen? 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 24.05 km², Bundagen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 401,987 m² across 22 parcels.
Who lives in Bundagen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bundagen 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 862, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bundagen's 96 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Sawtell - Boambee, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bundagen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bundagen itself.
17,898 in 2001 to 20,581 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Bundagen 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 Bundagen 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 80% of Bundagen. 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 Bundagen lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bundagen planning - frequently asked
Is Bundagen flood-prone?
About 15% of Bundagen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 21%.
Is Bundagen bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Bundagen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coffs Harbour average of 88%.
Is Bundagen under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Bundagen, and over about 90% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 12 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 Bundagen?
The dominant planning zone in Bundagen is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Rural Landscape.
Does Bundagen have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bundagen.
What is the typical lot size in Bundagen?
Across 22 surveyed parcels in Bundagen, the median lot size is about 401,987 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bundagen have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bundagen itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Bundagen?
At the 2021 Census Bundagen had 96 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Sawtell - Boambee statistical area, which contains Bundagen, went from 17,898 people in 2001 to 20,581 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Bundagen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bundagen scores 862 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 Bundagen?
Median household income in Bundagen was $725 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Coffs Harbour. Median rent was $30 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repton Bellingen |
3.5 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Bonville | 4.8 km | 20% | 98% |
| Sawtell | 6.7 km | 34% | 50% |
| Mylestom Bellingen |
7.3 km | Not mapped | 76% |
| Toormina | 7.4 km | 29% | 58% |
| Raleigh Bellingen |
7.7 km | Not mapped | 96% |
| Boambee East | 7.8 km | 39% | 62% |
| Boambee | 8.8 km | 9% | 95% |
| Valery Bellingen |
10.8 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| North Boambee Valley | 11.4 km | 30% | 84% |