Meryla flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Meryla
(Wingecarribee, NSW) - 102.08 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
102.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Meryla'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 Meryla
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 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,000 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.
Meryla at a glance
How Meryla is zoned
Buying in Meryla? 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 102.08 km², Meryla 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. The dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 196,683 m² across 103 parcels.
Who lives in Meryla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Meryla suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Robertson - Fitzroy Falls, the wider ABS statistical area containing Meryla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Meryla itself.
3,277 in 2001 to 3,899 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Meryla 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 Meryla 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Meryla. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Meryla planning - frequently asked
Is Meryla flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Meryla and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Meryla bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Meryla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wingecarribee average of 90%.
Is Meryla under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of Meryla, and over about 31% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Meryla?
The dominant planning zone in Meryla is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Forestry and Environmental Management.
Does Meryla have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meryla.
What is the typical lot size in Meryla?
Across 103 surveyed parcels in Meryla, the median lot size is about 196,683 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundanoon | 6.3 km | 0% | 92% |
| Werai | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Fitzroy Falls | 9.8 km | 0% | 94% |
| Manchester Square | 9.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Exeter | 10.2 km | 0% | 92% |
| Kangaroo Valley Shoalhaven |
10.3 km | 0% | 99% |
| Moollattoo Shoalhaven |
11.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Penrose | 13.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Avoca | 13.9 km | 0% | 99% |
| Sutton Forest | 13.9 km | 0% | 99% |