Finley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Finley
(Berrigan, NSW) - 528.1 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
528.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Finley's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Finley
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
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.
Finley at a glance
How Finley is zoned
Buying in Finley? 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 528.1 km², Finley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 16 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 1,077 m² across 1,924 parcels.
Who lives in Finley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Finley 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 907, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Finley's 2,455 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Finley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Finley itself.
9,647 in 2001 to 10,011 in 2025, up 4%.
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.
Finley 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 Finley address
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See what's in the $9 report →Finley planning - frequently asked
Is Finley flood-prone?
About 2% of Finley falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 23%.
Is Finley bushfire-prone?
Around 84% of Finley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Berrigan average of 92%.
Is Finley under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Finley in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). 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 Finley?
The dominant planning zone in Finley is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Village.
Does Finley have heritage-listed places?
Finley has 16 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Finley?
Across 1,924 surveyed parcels in Finley, the median lot size is about 1,077 m². There are also 19 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Finley have a train station?
There is no train station inside Finley itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Finley?
At the 2021 Census Finley had 2,455 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Tocumwal - Finley - Jerilderie statistical area, which contains Finley, went from 9,647 people in 2001 to 10,011 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Finley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Finley scores 907 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).
What is the median household income in Finley?
Median household income in Finley was $1,066 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,221 for the typical suburb in Berrigan. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Park Edward River |
14.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Logie Brae Murrumbidgee |
15.8 km | Not mapped | 45% |
| Pine Lodge Edward River |
16.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Mairjimmy Murrumbidgee |
19.6 km | Not mapped | 5% |
| Berrigan | 23.0 km | Not mapped | 83% |
| Tocumwal | 23.6 km | 55% | 97% |
| Blighty Edward River |
25.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Tuppal Edward River |
25.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lalalty | 26.9 km | 7% | 100% |
| Mayrung Edward River |
28.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |