Duranbah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Duranbah
(Tweed, NSW) - 10.33 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
10.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Duranbah'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 Duranbah
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Duranbah at a glance
How Duranbah is zoned
Buying in Duranbah? 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 10.33 km², Duranbah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 23,963 m² across 141 parcels.
Who lives in Duranbah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Duranbah 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 1014, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Duranbah's 226 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pottsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Duranbah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Duranbah itself.
9,209 in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
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.
Duranbah 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 Duranbah address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 55% of Duranbah. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Duranbah planning - frequently asked
Is Duranbah flood-prone?
About 25% of Duranbah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Duranbah bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Duranbah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Duranbah under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 55% of Duranbah, 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 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 24 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 Duranbah?
The dominant planning zone in Duranbah is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Deferred Matter.
Does Duranbah have heritage-listed places?
Duranbah has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Duranbah?
Across 141 surveyed parcels in Duranbah, the median lot size is about 23,963 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Duranbah?
At the 2021 Census Duranbah had 226 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Pottsville statistical area, which contains Duranbah, went from 9,209 people in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
Is Duranbah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Duranbah scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Duranbah?
Median household income in Duranbah was $1,850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,232 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Forest | 2.6 km | 59% | 100% |
| Stotts Creek | 2.6 km | 85% | 96% |
| Cudgen | 3.7 km | 25% | 54% |
| Tanglewood | 4.1 km | 53% | 100% |
| Casuarina | 4.4 km | 30% | 59% |
| Eviron | 4.4 km | 73% | 100% |
| Farrants Hill | 4.4 km | <1% | 98% |
| Bogangar | 4.7 km | 63% | 70% |
| Tumbulgum | 5.0 km | 100% | 92% |
| Chinderah | 5.8 km | 99% | 64% |