Loomberah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Loomberah
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 300.71 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
300.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Loomberah'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 Loomberah
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 2 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.
Loomberah at a glance
How Loomberah is zoned
Buying in Loomberah? 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 300.71 km², Loomberah 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 405,808 m² across 229 parcels.
Who lives in Loomberah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Loomberah 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 1047, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Loomberah's 552 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Loomberah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Loomberah itself.
16,382 in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Loomberah 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 Loomberah 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 Loomberah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Loomberah planning - frequently asked
Is Loomberah flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Loomberah and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Loomberah bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Loomberah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
Is Loomberah under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 30% of Loomberah in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 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 Loomberah?
The dominant planning zone in Loomberah is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots.
Does Loomberah have heritage-listed places?
Loomberah has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Loomberah?
Across 229 surveyed parcels in Loomberah, the median lot size is about 405,808 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Loomberah have a train station?
There is no train station inside Loomberah itself. The suburb is served by 154 bus stops.
What is the population of Loomberah?
At the 2021 Census Loomberah had 552 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Tamworth Surrounds statistical area, which contains Loomberah, went from 16,382 people in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Loomberah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Loomberah scores 1047 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Loomberah?
Median household income in Loomberah was $2,086 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,813 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goonoo Goonoo | 10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Woolomin | 11.5 km | 1% | 99% |
| Timbumburi | 13.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bowling Alley Point | 14.4 km | 0% | 88% |
| Calala | 14.6 km | 6% | 94% |
| Dungowan | 14.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Garoo | 15.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Piallamore | 16.4 km | 0% | 99% |
| Kingswood | 16.8 km | 10% | 86% |
| Gowrie | 18.9 km | 0% | 100% |