Mindaribba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mindaribba
(Maitland, NSW) - 24.52 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
24.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mindaribba'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 Mindaribba
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: 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.
Mindaribba at a glance
How Mindaribba is zoned
Buying in Mindaribba? 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 24.52 km², Mindaribba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 111,846 m² across 69 parcels.
Who lives in Mindaribba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mindaribba 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 1070, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mindaribba's 97 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maitland - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mindaribba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mindaribba itself.
5,235 in 2001 to 9,195 in 2025, up 76%.
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.
Mindaribba 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 Mindaribba 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 30% of Mindaribba. 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 Mindaribba lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mindaribba planning - frequently asked
Is Mindaribba flood-prone?
About 12% of Mindaribba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%.
Is Mindaribba bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mindaribba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Maitland average of 80%.
Is Mindaribba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 30% of Mindaribba, and over about 46% 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 3,000 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 Mindaribba?
The dominant planning zone in Mindaribba is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Environmental Conservation.
Does Mindaribba have heritage-listed places?
Mindaribba has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mindaribba?
Across 69 surveyed parcels in Mindaribba, the median lot size is about 111,846 m². There are also 14 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Mindaribba have a train station?
Yes - Mindaribba has 1 train station: Mindaribba Station. It is also served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Mindaribba?
At the 2021 Census Mindaribba had 97 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Maitland - North statistical area, which contains Mindaribba, went from 5,235 people in 2001 to 9,195 in 2025, up 76%.
Is Mindaribba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mindaribba scores 1070 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mindaribba?
Median household income in Mindaribba was $2,583 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,015 for the typical suburb in Maitland. Median rent was $23 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,940 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tocal Dungog |
3.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Maitland Vale | 3.3 km | 25% | 99% |
| Woodville Port Stephens |
4.4 km | 64% | 100% |
| Rosebrook | 5.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Bolwarra Heights | 5.2 km | 27% | 71% |
| Melville | 5.5 km | 48% | 100% |
| Aberglasslyn | 6.0 km | 35% | 50% |
| Oakhampton | 6.3 km | 76% | 99% |
| Bolwarra | 6.9 km | 68% | 72% |
| Oakhampton Heights | 6.9 km | 46% | 96% |