Pan Ban flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pan Ban
(Wentworth, NSW) - 3315.65 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3315.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pan Ban's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Pan Ban at a glance
How Pan Ban is zoned
Buying in Pan Ban? 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 3315.65 km², Pan Ban is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% 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 41,070,959 m² across 50 parcels.
Who lives in Pan Ban
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pan Ban 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 975, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wentworth-Balranald Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pan Ban. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pan Ban itself.
4,321 in 2001 to 3,725 in 2025, down 14%.
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.
Pan Ban 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 | Not watched | 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 Pan Ban 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Pan Ban. 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 Pan Ban lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Pan Ban planning - frequently asked
Is Pan Ban flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Pan Ban and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 13%). Published flood models are held over parts of Pan Ban; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Pan Ban bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Pan Ban is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wentworth average of 73%.
What is the zoning in Pan Ban?
The dominant planning zone in Pan Ban is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Pan Ban have heritage-listed places?
Pan Ban has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Pan Ban?
Across 50 surveyed parcels in Pan Ban, the median lot size is about 41,070,959 m².
Is Pan Ban an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pan Ban scores 975 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).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorara | 47.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Arumpo | 65.7 km | 0% | 95% |
| Mungo Balranald |
75.4 km | 0% | 72% |
| Clare Balranald |
81.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pooncarie | 82.7 km | 0% | 99% |
| Hatfield Balranald |
83.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Menindee Central Darling |
95.6 km | 21% | 96% |
| Ivanhoe Central Darling |
103.6 km | <1% | 98% |
| Sunset Strip Central Darling |
122.5 km | 21% | 70% |
| Para | 122.3 km | 0% | 100% |