Old Adaminaby zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Old Adaminaby
(Snowy Monaro Regional, NSW) - 25.09 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately 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
25.09 km² - this suburb is moderately 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 Old Adaminaby'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
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Old Adaminaby
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.
Old Adaminaby at a glance
How Old Adaminaby is zoned
Buying in Old Adaminaby? 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 25.09 km², Old Adaminaby is moderately 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, 28% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special Activities. The median lot measures about 1,025 m² across 536 parcels.
Who lives in Old Adaminaby
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Old Adaminaby 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 1021, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cooma Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Old Adaminaby. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Old Adaminaby itself.
2,932 in 2001 to 3,577 in 2025, up 22%.
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.
Old Adaminaby 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 | 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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See what's in the $9 report →Old Adaminaby planning - frequently asked
Is Old Adaminaby flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Old Adaminaby, 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. Snowy Monaro Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Old Adaminaby bushfire-prone?
Around 28% of Old Adaminaby is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Snowy Monaro Regional average of 57%.
Is Old Adaminaby under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Old Adaminaby 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 Old Adaminaby?
The dominant planning zone in Old Adaminaby is Special Activities, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Large Lot Residential.
Does Old Adaminaby have heritage-listed places?
Old Adaminaby has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Old Adaminaby?
Across 536 surveyed parcels in Old Adaminaby, the median lot size is about 1,025 m².
Is Old Adaminaby an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Old Adaminaby scores 1021 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglers Reach | 3.6 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Braemar Bay | 6.9 km | Not mapped | 37% |
| Tolbar | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 91% |
| Adaminaby | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Eucumbene | 11.8 km | Not mapped | 90% |
| Providence Portal | 12.1 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Buckenderra | 13.0 km | Not mapped | 30% |
| Frying Pan | 16.2 km | Not mapped | 5% |
| Broken Dam | 16.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nimmo | 16.3 km | Not mapped | 57% |