Kings Forest flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kings Forest
(Tweed, NSW) - 10.85 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
10.85 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kings Forest'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 Kings Forest
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
typical observed square 3 a day
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.
Kings Forest at a glance
How Kings Forest is zoned
Buying in Kings Forest? 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 10.85 km², Kings Forest is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 59% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Deferred Matter. The median lot measures about 448 m² across 288 parcels.
Who lives in Kings Forest
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kings Forest 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 1014, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pottsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kings Forest. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kings Forest itself.
9,209 in 2001 to 14,746 in 2025, up 60%.
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.
Kings Forest 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 Kings Forest 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 39% of Kings Forest. 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 Kings Forest lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kings Forest planning - frequently asked
Is Kings Forest flood-prone?
About 59% of Kings Forest falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Kings Forest bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kings Forest is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Kings Forest under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 39% of Kings Forest, and over about 67% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 16 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 Kings Forest?
The dominant planning zone in Kings Forest is Deferred Matter, though the suburb also includes Urban Expansion and Environmental Protection (Wetlands and Littoral Rainforests).
Does Kings Forest have heritage-listed places?
Kings Forest has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kings Forest?
Across 288 surveyed parcels in Kings Forest, the median lot size is about 448 m².
Does Kings Forest have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kings Forest itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
Is Kings Forest an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kings Forest scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casuarina | 1.8 km | 30% | 59% |
| Duranbah | 2.6 km | 25% | 91% |
| Cudgen | 3.3 km | 25% | 54% |
| Bogangar | 3.4 km | 63% | 70% |
| Tanglewood | 4.3 km | 53% | 100% |
| Cabarita Beach | 4.4 km | <1% | 79% |
| Stotts Creek | 4.7 km | 85% | 96% |
| Kingscliff | 5.1 km | 44% | 37% |
| Chinderah | 6.0 km | 99% | 64% |
| Round Mountain | 6.1 km | 40% | 100% |