Comboyne flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Comboyne
(Port Macquarie-Hastings, NSW) - 100.26 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
100.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Comboyne'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 Comboyne
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
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 ft - night is sampled far less often than day, 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.
Comboyne at a glance
How Comboyne is zoned
Buying in Comboyne? 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 100.26 km², Comboyne is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 5,957 m² across 463 parcels.
Who lives in Comboyne
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Comboyne 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 943, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Comboyne's 416 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Macquarie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Comboyne. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Comboyne itself.
5,244 in 2001 to 5,331 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Comboyne 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 Comboyne 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 Comboyne lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Comboyne planning - frequently asked
Is Comboyne flood-prone?
About 1% of Comboyne falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Comboyne bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Comboyne is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Port Macquarie-Hastings average of 93%.
Is Comboyne under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 20% of Comboyne in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Comboyne?
The dominant planning zone in Comboyne is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Environmental Management.
Does Comboyne have heritage-listed places?
Comboyne has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Comboyne?
Across 463 surveyed parcels in Comboyne, the median lot size is about 5,957 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Comboyne have a train station?
There is no train station inside Comboyne itself. The suburb is served by 26 bus stops.
What is the population of Comboyne?
At the 2021 Census Comboyne had 416 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Port Macquarie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Comboyne, went from 5,244 people in 2001 to 5,331 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Comboyne an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Comboyne scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Comboyne?
Median household income in Comboyne was $1,191 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,381 for the typical suburb in Port Macquarie-Hastings. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,315 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innes View | 7.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Kerewong | 7.6 km | 5% | 100% |
| Boorganna | 8.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Byabarra | 9.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Swans Crossing | 9.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Toms Creek | 10.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Waitui Mid-Coast |
11.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Ellenborough | 13.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Upper Lansdowne Mid-Coast |
13.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Lorne | 14.4 km | 14% | 100% |