Leadville flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Leadville (Warrumbungle, NSW) - 247.52 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Leadville's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Leadville

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.

Leadville at a glance

Parcels 780 Median lot 49,113 m² Mapped easements 5

How Leadville is zoned

Primary Production 100%
Infrastructure 0%
Village 0%

Buying in Leadville? 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 247.52 km², Leadville 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 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 49,113 m² across 780 parcels.

Who lives in Leadville

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

Population
140
usual residents, 2021
Median age
50
years
Median household income
$1,275
per week, Warrumbungle suburb typical $1,103
Median rent
$150
per week, Warrumbungle suburb typical $170
Median mortgage
$1,140
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 967, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Leadville's 140 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 16.5%
15-19 2.3%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 7.5%
35-44 10.5%
45-54 9.0%
55-64 22.6%
65-74 11.3%
75-84 11.3%
85+ 3.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mudgee Surrounds - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Leadville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Leadville itself.

9,827 in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 17%.

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.

Leadville data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedNSW 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 pathsObservedadsb.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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Leadville planning - frequently asked

Is Leadville flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Leadville and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Leadville bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Leadville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Warrumbungle average of 100%.

Is Leadville under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Leadville 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 Leadville?

The dominant planning zone in Leadville is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Village.

Does Leadville have heritage-listed places?

Leadville has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Leadville?

Across 780 surveyed parcels in Leadville, the median lot size is about 49,113 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Leadville?

At the 2021 Census Leadville had 140 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Mudgee Surrounds - West statistical area, which contains Leadville, went from 9,827 people in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 17%.

Is Leadville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Leadville scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Leadville?

Median household income in Leadville was $1,275 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,103 for the typical suburb in Warrumbungle. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,140 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Birriwa
Mid-Western Regional
12.1 km 0% 100%
Merotherie
Mid-Western Regional
12.7 km 0% 100%
Dunedoo 16.2 km 0% 100%
Barneys Reef
Mid-Western Regional
16.5 km 0% 100%
Uarbry 16.7 km 0% 100%
Bungaba
Mid-Western Regional
18.0 km 0% 100%
Tallawang
Mid-Western Regional
23.5 km 0% 100%
Stubbo
Mid-Western Regional
26.7 km 0% 100%
Cope
Mid-Western Regional
27.3 km 0% 100%
Cobbora 30.4 km Not mapped 100%

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