Stokers Siding flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stokers Siding
(Tweed, NSW) - 31.94 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
31.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stokers Siding'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 Stokers Siding
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.
Stokers Siding at a glance
How Stokers Siding is zoned
Buying in Stokers Siding? 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 31.94 km², Stokers Siding is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 28,982 m² across 287 parcels.
Who lives in Stokers Siding
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stokers Siding 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 973, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stokers Siding's 692 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Murwillumbah Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stokers Siding. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stokers Siding itself.
8,963 in 2001 to 10,835 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.
Stokers Siding 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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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 36% of Stokers Siding. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Stokers Siding planning - frequently asked
Is Stokers Siding flood-prone?
About 6% of Stokers Siding falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Stokers Siding bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stokers Siding is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Stokers Siding under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 36% of Stokers Siding, and over about 51% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 Stokers Siding?
The dominant planning zone in Stokers Siding is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Deferred Matter and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Stokers Siding have heritage-listed places?
Stokers Siding has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stokers Siding?
Across 287 surveyed parcels in Stokers Siding, the median lot size is about 28,982 m².
What is the population of Stokers Siding?
At the 2021 Census Stokers Siding had 692 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Murwillumbah Surrounds statistical area, which contains Stokers Siding, went from 8,963 people in 2001 to 10,835 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Stokers Siding an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stokers Siding scores 973 and sits in decile 5 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 Stokers Siding?
Median household income in Stokers Siding was $1,492 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Creek | 3.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Fernvale | 4.6 km | 16% | 99% |
| Dunbible | 4.6 km | 28% | 99% |
| Burringbar | 5.0 km | 8% | 99% |
| Upper Burringbar | 5.0 km | 1% | 99% |
| Wardrop Valley | 6.2 km | 2% | 100% |
| Dum Dum | 6.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Chowan Creek | 6.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Byangum | 7.2 km | 37% | 99% |
| South Murwillumbah | 7.8 km | 75% | 82% |