Caringbah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Caringbah
(Sutherland Shire, NSW) - 4.98 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.98 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Caringbah'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 Caringbah
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 3 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.
Caringbah at a glance
How Caringbah is zoned
Buying in Caringbah? 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 4.98 km², Caringbah is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 623 m² across 2,701 parcels.
Who lives in Caringbah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Caringbah 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 1053, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Caringbah's 12,575 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Caringbah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Caringbah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Caringbah itself.
9,679 in 2001 to 14,011 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Caringbah 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.
Check a specific Caringbah 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 34% of Caringbah. 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 Caringbah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Caringbah planning - frequently asked
Is Caringbah flood-prone?
About 33% of Caringbah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Caringbah bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Caringbah and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Sutherland Shire average is 46%).
Is Caringbah under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 34% of Caringbah, and over about 89% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 25 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 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 Caringbah?
The dominant planning zone in Caringbah is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Natural Waterways and General Industrial.
Does Caringbah have heritage-listed places?
Caringbah has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Caringbah?
Across 2,701 surveyed parcels in Caringbah, the median lot size is about 623 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Caringbah have a train station?
Yes - Caringbah has 1 train station: Caringbah Station. It is also served by 154 bus stops.
What is the population of Caringbah?
At the 2021 Census Caringbah had 12,575 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Caringbah statistical area, which contains Caringbah, went from 9,679 people in 2001 to 14,011 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Caringbah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caringbah scores 1053 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 Caringbah?
Median household income in Caringbah was $1,890 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,626 for the typical suburb in Sutherland Shire. Median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woolooware | 1.5 km | 49% | 0% |
| Miranda | 2.0 km | 16% | <1% |
| Caringbah South | 2.1 km | 22% | 1% |
| Taren Point | 2.2 km | 75% | 0% |
| Sylvania Waters | 2.3 km | 62% | 0% |
| Yowie Bay | 2.7 km | 37% | 2% |
| Dolans Bay | 3.0 km | 29% | 0% |
| Burraneer | 3.3 km | 46% | 2% |
| Cronulla | 3.5 km | 35% | 0% |
| Sylvania | 3.5 km | 32% | 0% |