Sandon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sandon
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 5.63 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
5.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sandon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Sandon at a glance
How Sandon is zoned
Buying in Sandon? 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 5.63 km², Sandon 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 465 m² across 38 parcels.
Who lives in Sandon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sandon 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 898, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grafton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sandon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sandon itself.
14,917 in 2001 to 18,099 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
Sandon 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 Sandon address
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See what's in the $9 report →Sandon planning - frequently asked
Is Sandon flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Sandon and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Sandon bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Sandon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Sandon?
The dominant planning zone in Sandon is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Environmental Conservation and Public Recreation.
Does Sandon have heritage-listed places?
Sandon has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Sandon?
Across 38 surveyed parcels in Sandon, the median lot size is about 465 m².
Is Sandon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sandon scores 898 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sandon | 3.3 km | 0% | 98% |
| Minnie Water | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Brooms Head | 8.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Bookram | 10.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lake Hiawatha | 13.7 km | 0% | 55% |
| Pillar Valley | 14.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Diggers Camp | 14.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Shark Creek | 15.5 km | 28% | 100% |
| Taloumbi | 16.3 km | 35% | 100% |
| Yuraygir | 17.4 km | 2% | 99% |