Drake flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Drake
(Tenterfield, NSW) - 282.8 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
282.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Drake'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 Drake
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: 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.
Drake at a glance
How Drake is zoned
Buying in Drake? 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 282.8 km², Drake 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 20 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 346,612 m² across 367 parcels.
Who lives in Drake
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Drake 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 791, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Drake's 244 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tenterfield, the wider ABS statistical area containing Drake. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Drake itself.
6,842 in 2001 to 7,188 in 2025, up 5%.
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.
Drake 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 Drake 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 Drake lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Drake planning - frequently asked
Is Drake flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Drake and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Drake bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Drake is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tenterfield average of 99%.
Is Drake under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Drake in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Drake?
The dominant planning zone in Drake is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Village and Rural Landscape.
Does Drake have heritage-listed places?
Drake has 20 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Drake?
Across 367 surveyed parcels in Drake, the median lot size is about 346,612 m².
What is the population of Drake?
At the 2021 Census Drake had 244 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Tenterfield statistical area, which contains Drake, went from 6,842 people in 2001 to 7,188 in 2025, up 5%.
Is Drake an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Drake scores 791 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Drake?
Median household income in Drake was $698 a week at the 2021 Census, against $833 for the typical suburb in Tenterfield. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $604 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drake Village | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Tabulam | 8.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pagans Flat Kyogle |
14.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mookima Wybra Clarence Valley |
15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bulldog Clarence Valley |
15.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Jacksons Flat Kyogle |
16.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sandy Hill | 16.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Boorook | 19.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lower Bottle Creek Kyogle |
20.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Lower Peacock Kyogle |
21.2 km | <1% | 100% |