Micalo Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Micalo Island
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 9.33 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
9.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Micalo Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Micalo Island at a glance
How Micalo Island is zoned
Buying in Micalo Island? 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 9.33 km², Micalo Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% 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 37,337 m² across 47 parcels.
Who lives in Micalo Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Micalo Island 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 995, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, the wider ABS statistical area containing Micalo Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Micalo Island itself.
14,359 in 2001 to 18,562 in 2025, up 29%.
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.
Micalo Island 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 Micalo Island address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Micalo Island lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Micalo Island planning - frequently asked
Is Micalo Island flood-prone?
About 100% of Micalo Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.
Is Micalo Island bushfire-prone?
Around 93% of Micalo Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Micalo Island?
The dominant planning zone in Micalo Island is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Natural Waterways.
Does Micalo Island have heritage-listed places?
Micalo Island has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Micalo Island?
Across 47 surveyed parcels in Micalo Island, the median lot size is about 37,337 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Micalo Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Micalo Island scores 995 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmers Island | 3.3 km | 98% | 80% |
| Yamba | 3.7 km | 75% | 29% |
| Wooloweyah | 3.9 km | 97% | 20% |
| Palmers Channel | 4.3 km | 97% | 98% |
| Angourie | 5.2 km | 7% | 95% |
| Freeburn Island | 6.0 km | 99% | 46% |
| James Creek | 6.7 km | 56% | 94% |
| Harwood | 7.3 km | 99% | 80% |
| Iluka | 7.5 km | 34% | 68% |
| Goodwood Island | 7.9 km | 100% | 64% |