New Valley zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of New Valley
(Armidale Regional, NSW) - 203.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
203.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to New Valley's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
New Valley at a glance
How New Valley is zoned
Buying in New Valley? 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 203.89 km², New Valley is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 608,591 m² across 165 parcels.
Who lives in New Valley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the New Valley 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 930, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Inverell Surrounds - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing New Valley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than New Valley itself.
5,221 in 2001 to 5,244 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
New Valley data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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.
Check a specific New Valley address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a New Valley lot.
See what's in the $9 report →New Valley planning - frequently asked
Is New Valley flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering New Valley, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Armidale Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is New Valley bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of New Valley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Armidale Regional average of 96%.
What is the zoning in New Valley?
The dominant planning zone in New Valley is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Rural Landscape.
Does New Valley have heritage-listed places?
New Valley has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in New Valley?
Across 165 surveyed parcels in New Valley, the median lot size is about 608,591 m².
Is New Valley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), New Valley scores 930 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tenterden | 10.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Briarbrook | 13.0 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Tingha Inverell |
13.0 km | Not mapped | 64% |
| Bassendean Inverell |
13.3 km | Not mapped | 83% |
| The Basin Inverell |
14.0 km | Not mapped | 97% |
| Wandsworth | 14.9 km | Not mapped | 74% |
| Georges Creek Inverell |
15.4 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Old Mill Inverell |
21.9 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Stannifer Inverell |
23.0 km | Not mapped | 89% |
| Brushy Creek | 23.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |