Clouds Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Clouds Creek
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 244.64 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
244.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Clouds Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Clouds Creek
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 8,500 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.
Clouds Creek at a glance
How Clouds Creek is zoned
Buying in Clouds Creek? 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 244.64 km², Clouds Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 195 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Forestry. The median lot measures about 121,340 m² across 33 parcels.
Clouds Creek 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 | Not 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 Clouds Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Clouds Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Clouds Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Clouds Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Clouds Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Clouds Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
Is Clouds Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Clouds Creek in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Clouds Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Clouds Creek is Forestry, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Rural Landscape.
Does Clouds Creek have heritage-listed places?
Clouds Creek has 195 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Clouds Creek?
Across 33 surveyed parcels in Clouds Creek, the median lot size is about 121,340 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Cattle Creek | 9.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Billys Creek | 11.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Moonpar | 14.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nymboida | 15.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Towallum | 15.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dundurrabin | 18.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tallowwood Ridge Bellingen |
19.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cascade Bellingen |
19.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Dorrigo Bellingen |
19.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Bostobrick Bellingen |
21.6 km | 0% | 100% |