East Tamworth flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of East Tamworth
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 15.6 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
15.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East Tamworth'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 East Tamworth
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 2,500 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.
East Tamworth at a glance
How East Tamworth is zoned
Buying in East Tamworth? 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 15.6 km², East Tamworth is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 112 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Public Recreation. The median lot measures about 766 m² across 2,516 parcels.
Who lives in East Tamworth
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the East Tamworth 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 1012, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of East Tamworth's 5,417 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing East Tamworth. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East Tamworth itself.
13,420 in 2001 to 16,839 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
East Tamworth 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 East Tamworth 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 14% of East Tamworth. 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 East Tamworth lot.
See what's in the $9 report →East Tamworth planning - frequently asked
Is East Tamworth flood-prone?
About 18% of East Tamworth falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is East Tamworth bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of East Tamworth is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
Is East Tamworth under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of East Tamworth, and over about 49% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 East Tamworth?
The dominant planning zone in East Tamworth is Public Recreation, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Primary Production Small Lots.
Does East Tamworth have heritage-listed places?
East Tamworth has 112 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in East Tamworth?
Across 2,516 surveyed parcels in East Tamworth, the median lot size is about 766 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does East Tamworth have a train station?
Yes - East Tamworth has 1 train station: Tamworth Station. It is also served by 198 bus stops.
What is the population of East Tamworth?
At the 2021 Census East Tamworth had 5,417 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Tamworth - North statistical area, which contains East Tamworth, went from 13,420 people in 2001 to 16,839 in 2025, up 25%.
Is East Tamworth an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Tamworth scores 1012 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 East Tamworth?
Median household income in East Tamworth was $1,711 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,616 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamworth | 2.6 km | 11% | 9% |
| South Tamworth | 4.1 km | 38% | 40% |
| North Tamworth | 4.5 km | 2% | 64% |
| West Tamworth | 4.7 km | 29% | 27% |
| Nemingha | 4.8 km | 16% | 98% |
| Tintinhull | 5.5 km | <1% | 98% |
| Taminda | 5.5 km | 60% | 56% |
| Hillvue | 5.8 km | 7% | 30% |
| Daruka | 6.8 km | 0% | 99% |
| Kingswood | 7.4 km | 10% | 86% |