Marom Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Marom Creek
(Lismore, NSW) - 25.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
25.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Marom 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 Marom 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 2 Oct 2026
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.
Marom Creek at a glance
How Marom Creek is zoned
Buying in Marom 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 25.79 km², Marom Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 70% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 133,140 m² across 129 parcels.
Who lives in Marom Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Marom 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 1028, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Marom Creek's 146 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lismore Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Marom Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Marom Creek itself.
14,249 in 2001 to 16,160 in 2025, up 13%.
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.
Marom 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 3 October 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 Marom 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 Marom Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Marom Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Marom Creek flood-prone?
About 70% of Marom Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%.
Is Marom Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 30% of Marom Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lismore average of 33%.
Is Marom Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 20% of Marom Creek in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Marom Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Marom Creek is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Rural Landscape.
Does Marom Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Marom Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Marom Creek?
Across 129 surveyed parcels in Marom Creek, the median lot size is about 133,140 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Marom Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Marom Creek itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Marom Creek?
At the 2021 Census Marom Creek had 146 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Lismore Surrounds statistical area, which contains Marom Creek, went from 14,249 people in 2001 to 16,160 in 2025, up 13%.
Is Marom Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Marom Creek scores 1028 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Marom Creek?
Median household income in Marom Creek was $1,899 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,458 for the typical suburb in Lismore. Median rent was $264 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rous Mill Ballina |
3.8 km | 0% | 60% |
| Tucki Tucki | 4.5 km | 63% | 7% |
| Tregeagle | 4.7 km | 0% | 36% |
| Wyrallah | 4.8 km | 28% | 15% |
| Meerschaum Vale Ballina |
4.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tuckurimba | 5.3 km | 74% | 16% |
| Dalwood Ballina |
5.4 km | Not mapped | 54% |
| Rous Ballina |
6.8 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Green Forest | 7.2 km | 99% | 39% |
| Chilcotts Grass | 8.6 km | Not mapped | 79% |