Currawong Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Currawong Beach
(Northern Beaches, NSW) - 0.2 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
0.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Currawong Beach'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 Currawong Beach
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 1 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.
Currawong Beach at a glance
How Currawong Beach is zoned
Buying in Currawong Beach? 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 0.2 km², Currawong Beach 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 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Conservation. The median lot measures about 2,970 m² across 5 parcels.
Who lives in Currawong Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Currawong Beach suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bayview - Elanora Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Currawong Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Currawong Beach itself.
10,768 in 2001 to 11,426 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Currawong Beach 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 Currawong Beach 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 1% of Currawong Beach. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Currawong Beach. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Currawong Beach lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Currawong Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Currawong Beach flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Currawong Beach and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Published flood models are held over parts of Currawong Beach; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Currawong Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Currawong Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Northern Beaches average of 47%.
Is Currawong Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Currawong Beach, and over about 39% 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 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Currawong Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Currawong Beach is Environmental Conservation, though the suburb also includes Special Activities and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Currawong Beach have heritage-listed places?
Currawong Beach has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Currawong Beach?
Across 5 surveyed parcels in Currawong Beach, the median lot size is about 2,970 m².
Does Currawong Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Currawong Beach itself. The suburb is served by 2 ferry terminals.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Mackerel Beach | 0.4 km | 25% | 99% |
| Coasters Retreat | 1.1 km | <1% | 100% |
| Palm Beach | 2.3 km | 6% | 48% |
| Pittwater | 3.1 km | <1% | 12% |
| Morning Bay | 3.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Whale Beach | 3.6 km | 3% | 21% |
| Lovett Bay | 4.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Clareville | 4.6 km | 4% | 5% |
| Avalon Beach | 4.7 km | 12% | 23% |
| Scotland Island | 5.1 km | <1% | 100% |