Mcleods Shoot flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mcleods Shoot
(Byron, NSW) - 6.64 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
6.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mcleods Shoot'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 Mcleods Shoot
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
typical observed square 11 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.
Mcleods Shoot at a glance
How Mcleods Shoot is zoned
Buying in Mcleods Shoot? 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 6.64 km², Mcleods Shoot is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 19,638 m² across 55 parcels.
Who lives in Mcleods Shoot
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mcleods Shoot 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 1091, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mcleods Shoot's 113 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bangalow, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mcleods Shoot. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mcleods Shoot itself.
5,132 in 2001 to 7,627 in 2025, up 49%.
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.
Mcleods Shoot 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 Mcleods Shoot 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 Mcleods Shoot lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mcleods Shoot planning - frequently asked
Is Mcleods Shoot flood-prone?
About 4% of Mcleods Shoot falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Mcleods Shoot bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Mcleods Shoot is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Byron average of 94%.
Is Mcleods Shoot under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 35% of Mcleods Shoot in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Mcleods Shoot?
The dominant planning zone in Mcleods Shoot is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Deferred Matter and Infrastructure.
Does Mcleods Shoot have heritage-listed places?
Mcleods Shoot has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mcleods Shoot?
Across 55 surveyed parcels in Mcleods Shoot, the median lot size is about 19,638 m².
What is the population of Mcleods Shoot?
At the 2021 Census Mcleods Shoot had 113 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bangalow statistical area, which contains Mcleods Shoot, went from 5,132 people in 2001 to 7,627 in 2025, up 49%.
Is Mcleods Shoot an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mcleods Shoot scores 1091 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mcleods Shoot?
Median household income in Mcleods Shoot was $2,200 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,634 for the typical suburb in Byron. Median rent was $515 a week and the median mortgage repayment $4,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talofa | 1.9 km | 4% | 99% |
| Ewingsdale | 2.3 km | 25% | 93% |
| Bangalow | 3.4 km | 7% | 85% |
| Hayters Hill | 4.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Skinners Shoot | 4.4 km | 34% | 100% |
| Coopers Shoot | 4.6 km | <1% | 99% |
| Possum Creek | 5.3 km | 0% | 99% |
| Tyagarah | 6.6 km | 60% | 98% |
| Coorabell | 6.6 km | 0% | 99% |
| Suffolk Park | 6.8 km | 26% | 82% |