Diggers Camp flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Diggers Camp
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 13.75 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
13.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Diggers Camp's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Diggers Camp
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 to
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.
Diggers Camp at a glance
How Diggers Camp is zoned
Buying in Diggers Camp? 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 13.75 km², Diggers Camp 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 532 m² across 52 parcels.
Who lives in Diggers Camp
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Diggers Camp 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 912, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grafton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Diggers Camp. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Diggers Camp itself.
14,917 in 2001 to 18,099 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Diggers Camp 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.
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Is Diggers Camp flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Diggers Camp and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Diggers Camp bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Diggers Camp is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
Is Diggers Camp under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Diggers Camp in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Diggers Camp?
The dominant planning zone in Diggers Camp is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Public Recreation and Environmental Conservation.
Does Diggers Camp have heritage-listed places?
Diggers Camp has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Diggers Camp?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in Diggers Camp, the median lot size is about 532 m².
Is Diggers Camp an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Diggers Camp scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hiawatha | 2.1 km | 0% | 55% |
| Wooli | 4.1 km | 17% | 96% |
| Minnie Water | 7.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bookram | 10.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barcoongere | 11.3 km | 7% | 100% |
| Sandon | 14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Calamia | 15.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| The Sandon | 16.3 km | 0% | 98% |
| Pillar Valley | 16.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Sandy Crossing | 18.2 km | 0% | 100% |