Mulla Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mulla Creek
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 164.46 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
164.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mulla Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mulla Creek
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 to
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.
Mulla Creek at a glance
How Mulla Creek is zoned
Buying in Mulla Creek? 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 164.46 km², Mulla Creek 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 Primary Production. The median lot measures about 353,813 m² across 193 parcels.
Who lives in Mulla Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mulla Creek 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 974, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mulla Creek's 87 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mulla Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mulla Creek itself.
16,382 in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Mulla Creek 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 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.
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Is Mulla Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Mulla Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Mulla Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mulla Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
Is Mulla Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Mulla Creek in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Mulla Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Mulla Creek is Primary Production.
Does Mulla Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mulla Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Mulla Creek?
Across 193 surveyed parcels in Mulla Creek, the median lot size is about 353,813 m².
Does Mulla Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mulla Creek itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Mulla Creek?
At the 2021 Census Mulla Creek had 87 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Tamworth Surrounds statistical area, which contains Mulla Creek, went from 16,382 people in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Mulla Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mulla Creek scores 974 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mulla Creek?
Median household income in Mulla Creek was $1,390 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungowan | 8.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Weabonga | 11.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Limbri | 12.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Piallamore | 12.3 km | 0% | 99% |
| Kootingal | 15.2 km | 0% | 97% |
| Nemingha | 18.2 km | 16% | 98% |
| Calala | 18.2 km | 6% | 94% |
| Woolomin | 18.4 km | 1% | 99% |
| Tintinhull | 19.7 km | <1% | 98% |
| Loomberah | 22.2 km | 0% | 100% |