Moss Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moss Vale
(Wingecarribee, NSW) - 79.55 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
79.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moss Vale'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 Moss Vale
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 3,500 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.
Moss Vale at a glance
How Moss Vale is zoned
Buying in Moss Vale? 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 79.55 km², Moss Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 77 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 1,000 m² across 4,819 parcels.
Who lives in Moss Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moss Vale 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 1002, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moss Vale's 9,310 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Moss Vale - Berrima, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moss Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moss Vale itself.
8,991 in 2001 to 11,142 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Moss Vale 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 Moss Vale 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 Moss Vale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Moss Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Moss Vale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Moss Vale and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Moss Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Moss Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wingecarribee average of 90%.
Is Moss Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 56% of Moss Vale in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Moss Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Moss Vale is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and General Industrial.
Does Moss Vale have heritage-listed places?
Moss Vale has 77 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Moss Vale?
Across 4,819 surveyed parcels in Moss Vale, the median lot size is about 1,000 m². There are also 103 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Moss Vale have a train station?
Yes - Moss Vale has 1 train station: Moss Vale Station. It is also served by 130 bus stops.
What is the population of Moss Vale?
At the 2021 Census Moss Vale had 9,310 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Moss Vale - Berrima statistical area, which contains Moss Vale, went from 8,991 people in 2001 to 11,142 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Moss Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moss Vale scores 1002 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Moss Vale?
Median household income in Moss Vale was $1,511 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,958 for the typical suburb in Wingecarribee. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burradoo | 5.0 km | 2% | 42% |
| Manchester Square | 5.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Werai | 6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glenquarry | 7.3 km | 0% | 94% |
| New Berrima | 7.7 km | 0% | 50% |
| Avoca | 8.0 km | 0% | 99% |
| Bowral | 8.3 km | 4% | 68% |
| Sutton Forest | 9.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Burrawang | 10.0 km | 0% | 84% |
| Berrima | 11.4 km | 1% | 98% |