Kangaroo Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kangaroo Creek
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 160.7 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
160.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kangaroo Creek'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 Kangaroo Creek
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 26 Sep 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled far less often than day and nothing can be concluded 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.
Kangaroo Creek at a glance
How Kangaroo Creek is zoned
Buying in Kangaroo Creek? 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 160.7 km², Kangaroo Creek 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. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 354,561 m² across 200 parcels.
Who lives in Kangaroo Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kangaroo Creek 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 916, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kangaroo Creek's 102 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grafton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kangaroo Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kangaroo Creek itself.
14,917 in 2001 to 18,099 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Kangaroo Creek 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.
Check a specific Kangaroo Creek 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.
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 Kangaroo Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kangaroo Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Kangaroo Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Kangaroo Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Kangaroo Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kangaroo Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
Is Kangaroo Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Kangaroo Creek in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,500 ft. 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 Kangaroo Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Kangaroo Creek is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Environmental Management.
Does Kangaroo Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kangaroo Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Kangaroo Creek?
Across 200 surveyed parcels in Kangaroo Creek, the median lot size is about 354,561 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kangaroo Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kangaroo Creek itself. The suburb is served by 18 bus stops.
What is the population of Kangaroo Creek?
At the 2021 Census Kangaroo Creek had 102 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Grafton Surrounds statistical area, which contains Kangaroo Creek, went from 14,917 people in 2001 to 18,099 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Kangaroo Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kangaroo Creek scores 916 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 Kangaroo Creek?
Median household income in Kangaroo Creek was $974 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,187 for the typical suburb in Clarence Valley. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,040 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kremnos | 9.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Blaxlands Creek | 10.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Towallum | 11.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coutts Crossing | 14.1 km | 0% | 99% |
| Glenreagh | 15.3 km | 8% | 99% |
| Lanitza | 16.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kungala | 17.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Nymboida | 17.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Levenstrath | 18.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wild Cattle Creek | 19.3 km | 0% | 100% |