Gidley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gidley
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 20.89 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
20.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gidley'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 Gidley
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.
Gidley at a glance
How Gidley is zoned
Buying in Gidley? 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 20.89 km², Gidley 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 Primary Production. The median lot measures about 415,759 m² across 35 parcels.
Who lives in Gidley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gidley 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 1027, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gidley's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gidley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gidley itself.
16,382 in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Gidley 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 Gidley 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 13% of Gidley. 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 Gidley lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gidley planning - frequently asked
Is Gidley flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Gidley and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Gidley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Gidley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
Is Gidley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Gidley, and over about 64% 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 2,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Gidley?
The dominant planning zone in Gidley is Primary Production.
Does Gidley have heritage-listed places?
Gidley has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Gidley?
Across 35 surveyed parcels in Gidley, the median lot size is about 415,759 m².
Does Gidley have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gidley itself. The suburb is served by 34 bus stops.
What is the population of Gidley?
At the 2021 Census Gidley had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Tamworth Surrounds statistical area, which contains Gidley, went from 16,382 people in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Gidley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gidley scores 1027 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gidley?
Median household income in Gidley was $949 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hallsville | 3.9 km | 0% | 95% |
| Wallamore | 5.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Oxley Vale | 8.6 km | 12% | 62% |
| Bective | 10.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Westdale | 10.4 km | 18% | 75% |
| Taminda | 11.6 km | 60% | 56% |
| Moore Creek | 11.6 km | 0% | 94% |
| Attunga | 11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| North Tamworth | 12.2 km | 2% | 64% |