Rileys Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rileys Hill
(Richmond Valley, NSW) - 7.41 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
7.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rileys Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Rileys Hill
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.
Rileys Hill at a glance
How Rileys Hill is zoned
Buying in Rileys Hill? 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 7.41 km², Rileys Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 3,537 m² across 136 parcels.
Who lives in Rileys Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rileys Hill 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 962, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rileys Hill's 181 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Evans Head, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rileys Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rileys Hill itself.
4,817 in 2001 to 6,062 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Rileys Hill 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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Is Rileys Hill flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Rileys Hill and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Rileys Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 93% of Rileys Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Richmond Valley average of 97%.
Is Rileys Hill under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Rileys Hill 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 Rileys Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Rileys Hill is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Natural Waterways and Environmental Conservation.
Does Rileys Hill have heritage-listed places?
Rileys Hill has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rileys Hill?
Across 136 surveyed parcels in Rileys Hill, the median lot size is about 3,537 m².
What is the population of Rileys Hill?
At the 2021 Census Rileys Hill had 181 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Evans Head statistical area, which contains Rileys Hill, went from 4,817 people in 2001 to 6,062 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Rileys Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rileys Hill scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rileys Hill?
Median household income in Rileys Hill was $1,337 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,337 for the typical suburb in Richmond Valley. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgin Lismore |
1.9 km | 99% | 4% |
| Dungarubba Lismore |
3.5 km | 100% | 23% |
| Broadwater | 3.9 km | 10% | 90% |
| Buckendoon Lismore |
4.0 km | 100% | 2% |
| North Woodburn Lismore |
5.6 km | 99% | 4% |
| Bagotville Ballina |
5.9 km | <1% | 99% |
| Green Forest Lismore |
6.1 km | 99% | 39% |
| Doonbah | 6.9 km | Not mapped | 96% |
| East Coraki Lismore |
7.5 km | 92% | 8% |
| Goat Island Ballina |
8.0 km | Not mapped | 0% |