Putta Bucca flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Putta Bucca (Mid-Western Regional, NSW) - 4.35 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.

Planning schematicPutta Bucca

Constraint readout

4.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 50%

31.6× council avg (2%) · #2 of 113 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 54%

below council avg (98%) · #112 of 113 mapped council suburbs

Environmental<1%

below council avg (17%) · #70 of 113 in council

Heritage sites 4 Mostly Primary Production Small Lots Flood 2nd most affected of 113 → Bushfire 112th most affected of 113 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Putta Bucca's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Putta Bucca

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

No aircraft observed

of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

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.

Putta Bucca at a glance

Parcels 98 Median lot 5,413 m² Mapped easements 5

How Putta Bucca is zoned

Primary Production Small Lots 58%

Public Recreation 21%

Low Density Residential 13%

Primary Production 8%

Environmental Management 1%

Buying in Putta Bucca? 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 4.35 km², Putta Bucca is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production Small Lots. The median lot measures about 5,413 m² across 98 parcels.

Who lives in Putta Bucca

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Putta Bucca suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

190

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$2,562

per week, Mid-Western Regional suburb typical $1,625

Median rent

$470

per week, Mid-Western Regional suburb typical $320

Median mortgage

$1,950

per month

Household size

2.6

people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 10

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1074, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Putta Bucca's 190 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.9%

5-14 15.1%

15-19 6.1%

20-24 2.2%

25-34 3.9%

35-44 10.1%

45-54 15.1%

55-64 17.9%

65-74 15.6%

75-84 8.4%

85+ 1.7%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mudgee, the wider ABS statistical area containing Putta Bucca. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Putta Bucca itself.

9,877 in 2001 to 12,965 in 2025, up 31%.

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.

Putta Bucca 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	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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Putta Bucca planning - frequently asked

Is Putta Bucca flood-prone?

About 50% of Putta Bucca falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 2%.

Is Putta Bucca bushfire-prone?

Around 54% of Putta Bucca is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Western Regional average of 98%.

Is Putta Bucca under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Putta Bucca 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 Putta Bucca?

The dominant planning zone in Putta Bucca is Primary Production Small Lots, though the suburb also includes Public Recreation and Low Density Residential.

Does Putta Bucca have heritage-listed places?

Putta Bucca has 4 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Putta Bucca?

Across 98 surveyed parcels in Putta Bucca, the median lot size is about 5,413 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Putta Bucca?

At the 2021 Census Putta Bucca had 190 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Mudgee statistical area, which contains Putta Bucca, went from 9,877 people in 2001 to 12,965 in 2025, up 31%.

Is Putta Bucca an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Putta Bucca scores 1074 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Putta Bucca?

Median household income in Putta Bucca was $2,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Mid-Western Regional. Median rent was $470 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Bombira	1.9 km	16%	54%
Caerleon	3.1 km	0%	93%
Mudgee	4.1 km	3%	64%
Milroy	4.3 km	73%	98%
Menah	5.7 km	8%	100%
Buckaroo	7.3 km	6%	97%
Burrundulla	7.6 km	13%	98%
Eurunderee	7.8 km	2%	86%
Erudgere	8.2 km	0%	100%
Mount Frome	9.4 km	7%	99%

See all Mid-Western Regional suburb profiles →