Neville flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Neville (Cowra, NSW) - 205.51 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.

Planning schematicNeville

Constraint readout

205.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 0%

· #1 of 3 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 57%

2.3× council avg (25%) · #2 of 11 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

below council avg (3%) · #10 of 11 in council

Heritage sites 22 Mostly Primary Production Bushfire 2nd most affected of 11 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Neville's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Neville

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

No aircraft observed

of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

Lowest measured

9,500 ft

averaging 9,500 ft

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.

Neville at a glance

Parcels 884 Median lot 24,452 m² Mapped easements 2

How Neville is zoned

Primary Production 75%

Forestry 24%

Large Lot Residential 0%

Village 0%

Public Recreation 0%

Environmental Management 0%

Buying in Neville? 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 205.51 km², Neville is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 57% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 22 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 24,452 m² across 884 parcels.

Who lives in Neville

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Neville suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

229

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,553

per week, Cowra suburb typical $1,070

Median rent

$278

per week, Cowra suburb typical $220

Median mortgage

$1,300

per month

Household size

2.8

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 972, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Neville's 229 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 10.4%

5-14 14.8%

15-19 6.1%

20-24 3.5%

25-34 9.6%

35-44 9.1%

45-54 10.0%

55-64 20.0%

65-74 10.9%

75-84 4.3%

85+ 1.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Blayney, the wider ABS statistical area containing Neville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Neville itself.

6,495 in 2001 to 7,855 in 2025, up 21%.

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.

Neville 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.

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Neville planning - frequently asked

Is Neville flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Neville and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.

Is Neville bushfire-prone?

Around 57% of Neville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cowra average of 25%.

Is Neville under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Neville in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). 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 Neville?

The dominant planning zone in Neville is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Forestry and Large Lot Residential.

Does Neville have heritage-listed places?

Neville has 22 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Neville?

Across 884 surveyed parcels in Neville, the median lot size is about 24,452 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Neville?

At the 2021 Census Neville had 229 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Blayney statistical area, which contains Neville, went from 6,495 people in 2001 to 7,855 in 2025, up 21%.

Is Neville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Neville scores 972 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 Neville?

Median household income in Neville was $1,553 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,070 for the typical suburb in Cowra. Median rent was $278 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Colo Bathurst Regional	6.9 km	0%	100%
Barry Blayney	12.8 km	Not mapped	<1%
Hobbys Yards Blayney	13.2 km	0%	7%
Carcoar Blayney	14.6 km	Not mapped	4%
Copperhannia Bathurst Regional	14.6 km	0%	100%
Trunkey Creek Bathurst Regional	14.8 km	0%	100%
Garland Blayney	15.0 km	Not mapped	17%
Moorilda Blayney	17.7 km	Not mapped	0%
Arkell Bathurst Regional	17.8 km	0%	100%
Lyndhurst Blayney	18.5 km	Not mapped	5%

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