Pambula Beach zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pambula Beach
(Bega Valley, NSW) - 6.53 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
6.53 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 Pambula Beach'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 Pambula Beach
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.
Pambula Beach at a glance
How Pambula Beach is zoned
Buying in Pambula Beach? 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 6.53 km², Pambula Beach 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, 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 722 m² across 449 parcels.
Who lives in Pambula Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pambula Beach 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 1014, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pambula Beach's 667 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Merimbula - Tura Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pambula Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pambula Beach itself.
8,705 in 2001 to 11,719 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Pambula Beach 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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Is Pambula Beach flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Pambula Beach, 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. Bega Valley is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Pambula Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 93% of Pambula Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bega Valley average of 95%.
Is Pambula Beach under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Pambula Beach 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 Pambula Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Pambula Beach is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Natural Waterways.
Does Pambula Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pambula Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Pambula Beach?
Across 449 surveyed parcels in Pambula Beach, the median lot size is about 722 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Pambula Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Pambula Beach itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Pambula Beach?
At the 2021 Census Pambula Beach had 667 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Merimbula - Tura Beach statistical area, which contains Pambula Beach, went from 8,705 people in 2001 to 11,719 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Pambula Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pambula Beach scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pambula Beach?
Median household income in Pambula Beach was $1,414 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,277 for the typical suburb in Bega Valley. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pambula | 2.7 km | Not mapped | 79% |
| Broadwater | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 69% |
| South Pambula | 4.7 km | Not mapped | 86% |
| Greigs Flat | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Merimbula | 5.4 km | Not mapped | 63% |
| Bald Hills | 6.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Berrambool | 7.1 km | Not mapped | 76% |
| Mirador | 7.8 km | Not mapped | 83% |
| Millingandi | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Eden | 8.3 km | Not mapped | 94% |