Mullaway flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mullaway
(Coffs Harbour, NSW) - 1.9 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
1.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mullaway'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 Mullaway
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: 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.
Mullaway at a glance
How Mullaway is zoned
Buying in Mullaway? 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 1.9 km², Mullaway is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 765 m² across 276 parcels.
Who lives in Mullaway
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mullaway 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 987, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mullaway's 607 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Woolgoolga - Arrawarra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mullaway. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mullaway itself.
10,248 in 2001 to 15,229 in 2025, up 49%.
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.
Mullaway 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 Mullaway 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Mullaway. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Mullaway lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mullaway planning - frequently asked
Is Mullaway flood-prone?
About 9% of Mullaway falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 21%. Published flood models are held over parts of Mullaway; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Mullaway bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Mullaway is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coffs Harbour average of 88%.
Is Mullaway under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 5% of Mullaway in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Mullaway?
The dominant planning zone in Mullaway is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Low Density Residential.
Does Mullaway have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mullaway.
What is the typical lot size in Mullaway?
Across 276 surveyed parcels in Mullaway, the median lot size is about 765 m².
Does Mullaway have a train station?
There is no train station inside Mullaway itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Mullaway?
At the 2021 Census Mullaway had 607 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Woolgoolga - Arrawarra statistical area, which contains Mullaway, went from 10,248 people in 2001 to 15,229 in 2025, up 49%.
Is Mullaway an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mullaway scores 987 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).
What is the median household income in Mullaway?
Median household income in Mullaway was $1,760 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Coffs Harbour. Median rent was $410 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,609 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety Beach | 0.9 km | 35% | 69% |
| Arrawarra Headland | 1.9 km | 12% | 93% |
| Woolgoolga | 3.2 km | 7% | 89% |
| Arrawarra | 3.6 km | 58% | 92% |
| Sandy Beach | 6.9 km | 28% | 74% |
| Corindi Beach | 7.2 km | 36% | 96% |
| Upper Corindi | 8.3 km | 8% | 97% |
| Emerald Beach | 9.2 km | 24% | 96% |
| Red Rock | 9.8 km | 50% | 96% |
| Dirty Creek | 11.9 km | 0% | 88% |