Kingswood zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kingswood (Bega Valley, NSW) - 6.37 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kingswood's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Kingswood at a glance

Parcels 33 Median lot 161,343 m² Bus stops 2

How Kingswood is zoned

Primary Production 100%
Environmental Management 0%

Buying in Kingswood? 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 6.37 km², Kingswood is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 161,343 m² across 33 parcels.

Who lives in Kingswood

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kingswood suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
4
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1014, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bega-Eden Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kingswood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kingswood itself.

8,429 in 2001 to 9,955 in 2025, up 18%.

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.

Kingswood data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
ZoningMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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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Kingswood planning - frequently asked

Is Kingswood flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Kingswood, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Bega Valley is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Kingswood bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Kingswood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bega Valley average of 95%.

What is the zoning in Kingswood?

The dominant planning zone in Kingswood is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management.

Does Kingswood have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Kingswood.

What is the typical lot size in Kingswood?

Across 33 surveyed parcels in Kingswood, the median lot size is about 161,343 m².

Does Kingswood have a train station?

There is no train station inside Kingswood itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

Is Kingswood an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kingswood 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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Black Range 2.1 km Not mapped 100%
Frogs Hollow 2.5 km Not mapped 100%
Kanoona 4.8 km Not mapped 100%
Jellat Jellat 5.7 km Not mapped 68%
Bega 6.7 km Not mapped 65%
Toothdale 7.7 km Not mapped 100%
Wolumla 8.1 km Not mapped 98%
Tarraganda 8.5 km Not mapped 74%
Wallagoot 8.6 km Not mapped 86%
Buckajo 8.6 km Not mapped 100%

See all Bega Valley suburb profiles →