South Golden Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of South Golden Beach
(Byron, NSW) - 0.83 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
0.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Golden Beach'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 Golden Beach
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
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.
South Golden Beach at a glance
How South Golden Beach is zoned
Buying in South Golden Beach? 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 0.83 km², South Golden Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 89% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 67% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 609 m² across 407 parcels.
Who lives in South Golden Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Golden Beach 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 1017, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Golden Beach's 887 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Golden Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Golden Beach itself.
7,269 in 2001 to 9,765 in 2025, up 34%.
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 Golden Beach 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.
Check a specific South Golden Beach 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 100% of South Golden Beach. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a South Golden Beach lot.
See what's in the $9 report →South Golden Beach planning - frequently asked
Is South Golden Beach flood-prone?
About 89% of South Golden Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is South Golden Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 67% of South Golden Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Byron average of 94%.
Is South Golden Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of South Golden Beach, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Golden Beach?
The dominant planning zone in South Golden Beach is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Deferred Matter.
Does South Golden Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within South Golden Beach.
What is the typical lot size in South Golden Beach?
Across 407 surveyed parcels in South Golden Beach, the median lot size is about 609 m².
Does South Golden Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside South Golden Beach itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of South Golden Beach?
At the 2021 Census South Golden Beach had 887 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Brunswick Heads - Ocean Shores statistical area, which contains South Golden Beach, went from 7,269 people in 2001 to 9,765 in 2025, up 34%.
Is South Golden Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Golden Beach scores 1017 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in South Golden Beach?
Median household income in South Golden Beach was $1,620 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,634 for the typical suburb in Byron. Median rent was $509 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,037 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Shores | 1.4 km | 54% | 81% |
| New Brighton | 2.1 km | 69% | 71% |
| Billinudgel | 3.0 km | 30% | 100% |
| Wooyung Tweed |
5.5 km | 76% | 98% |
| Yelgun | 5.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| Brunswick Heads | 6.5 km | 58% | 95% |
| Crabbes Creek Tweed |
7.4 km | 22% | 100% |
| Mullumbimby | 7.4 km | 54% | 92% |
| Middle Pocket | 7.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| The Pocket | 7.6 km | 13% | 100% |