Goodwood Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Goodwood Island
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 10.06 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
10.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goodwood Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Goodwood Island
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 to
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.
Goodwood Island at a glance
How Goodwood Island is zoned
Buying in Goodwood Island? 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 10.06 km², Goodwood Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreational Waterways. The median lot measures about 15,272 m² across 48 parcels.
Who lives in Goodwood Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goodwood Island 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 930, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Goodwood Island's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goodwood Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goodwood Island itself.
14,359 in 2001 to 18,562 in 2025, up 29%.
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.
Goodwood Island 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Goodwood Island planning - frequently asked
Is Goodwood Island flood-prone?
About 100% of Goodwood Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.
Is Goodwood Island bushfire-prone?
Around 64% of Goodwood Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
Is Goodwood Island under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Goodwood Island in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Goodwood Island?
The dominant planning zone in Goodwood Island is Recreational Waterways, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Rural Landscape.
Does Goodwood Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Goodwood Island.
What is the typical lot size in Goodwood Island?
Across 48 surveyed parcels in Goodwood Island, the median lot size is about 15,272 m².
Does Goodwood Island have a train station?
There is no train station inside Goodwood Island itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Goodwood Island?
At the 2021 Census Goodwood Island had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Maclean - Yamba - Iluka statistical area, which contains Goodwood Island, went from 14,359 people in 2001 to 18,562 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Goodwood Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goodwood Island scores 930 and sits in decile 3 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 Goodwood Island?
Median household income in Goodwood Island was $833 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,187 for the typical suburb in Clarence Valley. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeburn Island | 2.5 km | 99% | 46% |
| Iluka | 4.0 km | 34% | 68% |
| The Freshwater | 4.5 km | 32% | 97% |
| Woody Head | 4.6 km | 0% | 73% |
| Yamba | 6.1 km | 75% | 29% |
| Palmers Island | 6.8 km | 98% | 80% |
| Chatsworth | 7.2 km | 99% | 93% |
| Micalo Island | 7.9 km | 100% | 93% |
| Harwood | 8.0 km | 99% | 80% |
| Woombah | 8.2 km | 8% | 99% |