South Albury flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of South Albury
(Albury City, NSW) - 4.23 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.23 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Albury's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over South Albury
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 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
South Albury at a glance
How South Albury is zoned
Buying in South Albury? 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 4.23 km², South Albury is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 96% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 34 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 759 m² across 873 parcels.
Who lives in South Albury
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Albury 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 910, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Albury's 1,372 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Albury - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Albury. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Albury itself.
10,893 in 2001 to 10,310 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
South Albury 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 3 October 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 South Albury 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 40% of South Albury. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of South Albury. 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 South Albury lot.
See what's in the $9 report →South Albury planning - frequently asked
Is South Albury flood-prone?
About 96% of South Albury falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Published flood models are held over parts of South Albury; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is South Albury bushfire-prone?
Around 58% of South Albury is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Albury City average of 68%.
Is South Albury under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 40% of South Albury, and over about 72% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 South Albury?
The dominant planning zone in South Albury is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Public Recreation and Recreational Waterways.
Does South Albury have heritage-listed places?
South Albury has 34 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in South Albury?
Across 873 surveyed parcels in South Albury, the median lot size is about 759 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does South Albury have a train station?
There is no train station inside South Albury itself. The suburb is served by 42 bus stops.
What is the population of South Albury?
At the 2021 Census South Albury had 1,372 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Albury - South statistical area, which contains South Albury, went from 10,893 people in 2001 to 10,310 in 2025, down 5%.
Is South Albury an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Albury scores 910 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in South Albury?
Median household income in South Albury was $1,147 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,557 for the typical suburb in Albury City. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Albury | 2.6 km | 45% | 58% |
| Albury | 2.8 km | 5% | 28% |
| West Albury | 3.6 km | 26% | 65% |
| North Albury | 4.8 km | <1% | <1% |
| Glenroy | 5.2 km | Not mapped | 80% |
| Splitters Creek | 7.5 km | 26% | 99% |
| Lavington | 7.8 km | Not mapped | 43% |
| Thurgoona | 8.4 km | 13% | 73% |
| Hamilton Valley | 8.4 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Springdale Heights | 9.0 km | Not mapped | 80% |