Coramba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coramba
(Coffs Harbour, NSW) - 53.95 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
53.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coramba'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 Coramba
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: 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.
Coramba at a glance
How Coramba is zoned
Buying in Coramba? 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 53.95 km², Coramba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 13 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Forestry. The median lot measures about 3,874 m² across 456 parcels.
Who lives in Coramba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coramba 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 970, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coramba's 817 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coramba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coramba itself.
3,649 in 2001 to 4,124 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Coramba 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 Coramba 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 9% of Coramba. 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 Coramba lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Coramba planning - frequently asked
Is Coramba flood-prone?
About 11% of Coramba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 21%.
Is Coramba bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Coramba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coffs Harbour average of 88%.
Is Coramba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 9% of Coramba, and over about 28% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 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 Coramba?
The dominant planning zone in Coramba is Forestry, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Environmental Conservation.
Does Coramba have heritage-listed places?
Coramba has 13 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Coramba?
Across 456 surveyed parcels in Coramba, the median lot size is about 3,874 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Coramba have a train station?
There is no train station inside Coramba itself. The suburb is served by 56 bus stops.
What is the population of Coramba?
At the 2021 Census Coramba had 817 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Coramba - Nana Glen - Bucca statistical area, which contains Coramba, went from 3,649 people in 2001 to 4,124 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Coramba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coramba scores 970 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Coramba?
Median household income in Coramba was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Coffs Harbour. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karangi | 6.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Nana Glen | 6.9 km | 22% | 98% |
| Bucca | 9.1 km | 13% | 96% |
| Upper Orara | 9.8 km | 7% | 100% |
| Korora | 10.7 km | 0% | 85% |
| Sapphire Beach | 11.2 km | 15% | 86% |
| Moonee Beach | 12.3 km | 41% | 91% |
| Ulong | 12.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lowanna | 13.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Boambee Valley | 13.4 km | 30% | 84% |