Cordeaux flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cordeaux
(Wollongong, NSW) - 92.64 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
92.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cordeaux'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 Cordeaux
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 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.
Cordeaux at a glance
How Cordeaux is zoned
Buying in Cordeaux? 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 92.64 km², Cordeaux is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Conservation. The median lot measures about 140,525 m² across 122 parcels.
Cordeaux 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 Cordeaux 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 31% of Cordeaux. 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 Cordeaux lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cordeaux planning - frequently asked
Is Cordeaux flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Cordeaux and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).
Is Cordeaux bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Cordeaux is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wollongong average of 56%.
Is Cordeaux under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 31% of Cordeaux, and over about 87% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 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 Cordeaux?
The dominant planning zone in Cordeaux is Environmental Conservation, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Cordeaux have heritage-listed places?
Cordeaux has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cordeaux?
Across 122 surveyed parcels in Cordeaux, the median lot size is about 140,525 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kembla Heights | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Kembla | 7.1 km | 0% | 95% |
| Mount Keira | 7.1 km | 3% | 93% |
| Cataract | 8.4 km | 0% | 98% |
| Dombarton | 8.5 km | 2% | 100% |
| Figtree | 8.5 km | 0% | 38% |
| Mount Pleasant | 8.5 km | 16% | 76% |
| Balgownie | 8.6 km | 22% | 51% |
| Cordeaux Heights | 8.7 km | 0% | 56% |
| Tarrawanna | 9.0 km | 8% | 71% |