High Range flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of High Range
(Wingecarribee, NSW) - 281.12 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
281.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to High Range'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 High Range
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 5,000 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.
High Range at a glance
How High Range is zoned
Buying in High Range? 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 281.12 km², High Range 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 are 12 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 183,622 m² across 265 parcels.
Who lives in High Range
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the High Range 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 1089, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of High Range's 497 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Highlands, the wider ABS statistical area containing High Range. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than High Range itself.
5,551 in 2001 to 7,453 in 2025, up 34%.
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.
High Range 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 High Range 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 2% of High Range. 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 High Range lot.
See what's in the $9 report →High Range planning - frequently asked
Is High Range flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers High Range and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is High Range bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of High Range is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wingecarribee average of 90%.
Is High Range under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of High Range, and over about 42% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 High Range?
The dominant planning zone in High Range is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Rural Landscape.
Does High Range have heritage-listed places?
High Range has 12 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in High Range?
Across 265 surveyed parcels in High Range, the median lot size is about 183,622 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of High Range?
At the 2021 Census High Range had 497 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Southern Highlands statistical area, which contains High Range, went from 5,551 people in 2001 to 7,453 in 2025, up 34%.
Is High Range an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), High Range scores 1089 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in High Range?
Median household income in High Range was $2,750 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,958 for the typical suburb in Wingecarribee. Median rent was $565 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,071 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wattle Ridge | 11.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Woodlands | 11.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mandemar | 12.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Colo Vale | 13.5 km | 0% | 97% |
| Bullio | 13.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Joadja | 14.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Hill Top | 15.7 km | 0% | 96% |
| Jooriland Wollondilly |
16.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Berrima | 16.3 km | 1% | 98% |
| Welby | 17.0 km | 0% | 77% |