Cabarita Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cabarita Beach
(Tweed, NSW) - 1.53 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
1.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cabarita Beach'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 Cabarita Beach
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
typical observed square 1 a day
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.
Cabarita Beach at a glance
How Cabarita Beach is zoned
Buying in Cabarita Beach? 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 1.53 km², Cabarita Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 79% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Deferred Matter. The median lot measures about 616 m² across 77 parcels.
Who lives in Cabarita Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cabarita Beach 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 991, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cabarita Beach's 101 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pottsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cabarita Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cabarita Beach itself.
9,209 in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
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.
Cabarita Beach 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.
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Cabarita Beach. 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 →Cabarita Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Cabarita Beach flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cabarita Beach and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 29%).
Is Cabarita Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 79% of Cabarita Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Cabarita Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 79% of Cabarita Beach, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Cabarita Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Cabarita Beach is Deferred Matter, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Public Recreation.
Does Cabarita Beach have heritage-listed places?
Cabarita Beach has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cabarita Beach?
Across 77 surveyed parcels in Cabarita Beach, the median lot size is about 616 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Cabarita Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Cabarita Beach itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Cabarita Beach?
At the 2021 Census Cabarita Beach had 101 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Pottsville statistical area, which contains Cabarita Beach, went from 9,209 people in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
Is Cabarita Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cabarita Beach scores 991 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).
What is the median household income in Cabarita Beach?
Median household income in Cabarita Beach was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,265 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogangar | 1.8 km | 63% | 70% |
| Hastings Point | 3.2 km | 49% | 70% |
| Casuarina | 3.8 km | 30% | 59% |
| Round Mountain | 3.9 km | 40% | 100% |
| Tanglewood | 4.1 km | 53% | 100% |
| Kings Forest | 4.4 km | 59% | 100% |
| Pottsville | 6.0 km | 67% | 81% |
| Duranbah | 6.2 km | 25% | 91% |
| Cudgen | 7.6 km | 25% | 54% |
| Cudgera Creek | 8.1 km | 26% | 100% |