Pooncarie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pooncarie
(Wentworth, NSW) - 5230.84 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
5230.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pooncarie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Pooncarie at a glance
How Pooncarie is zoned
Buying in Pooncarie? 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 5230.84 km², Pooncarie is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 20 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 399,619 m² across 479 parcels.
Who lives in Pooncarie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pooncarie 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 983, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pooncarie's 226 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wentworth-Balranald Region, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pooncarie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pooncarie 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.
Pooncarie 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 Pooncarie 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 Pooncarie. 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 Pooncarie lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Pooncarie planning - frequently asked
Is Pooncarie flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Pooncarie 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 Pooncarie; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Pooncarie bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Pooncarie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wentworth average of 73%.
What is the zoning in Pooncarie?
The dominant planning zone in Pooncarie is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Natural Waterways.
Does Pooncarie have heritage-listed places?
Pooncarie has 20 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Pooncarie?
Across 479 surveyed parcels in Pooncarie, the median lot size is about 399,619 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Pooncarie?
At the 2021 Census Pooncarie had 226 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Wentworth-Balranald Region statistical area, which contains Pooncarie, went from 4,321 people in 2001 to 3,725 in 2025, down 14%.
Is Pooncarie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pooncarie scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pooncarie?
Median household income in Pooncarie was $1,031 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,589 for the typical suburb in Wentworth. Median rent was $205 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Para | 40.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Arumpo | 44.1 km | 0% | 95% |
| Moorara | 53.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ellerslie | 58.9 km | 0% | 58% |
| Anabranch North | 59.9 km | 0% | 84% |
| Wentworth | 62.2 km | 8% | 96% |
| Mungo Balranald |
71.7 km | 0% | 72% |
| Coomealla | 80.6 km | 9% | 68% |
| Anabranch South | 81.0 km | <1% | 99% |
| Pan Ban | 82.7 km | 0% | 100% |