Stotts Creek flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Stotts Creek (Tweed, NSW) - 8.11 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.

Planning schematicStotts Creek

Constraint readout

8.11 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 85%

2.9× council avg (29%) · #6 of 91 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 96%

≈ council avg (91%) · #67 of 91 mapped council suburbs

Environmental19%

1.9× council avg (10%) · #21 of 91 in council

Heritage sites 0 Aircraft seen below 3,000 ft 89% Mostly Primary Production Flood 6th most affected of 91 → Bushfire 67th most affected of 91 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stotts Creek'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Stotts Creek

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

Under observed aircraft

98%

of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft

Below 3,000 ft

89%

of the suburb's area

Lowest measured

1,000 ft

averaging 4,500 ft

Busiest square

~20 a day

1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±21%
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.

Stotts Creek at a glance

Parcels 26 Median lot 50,058 m² Mapped easements 1 Bus stops 2

How Stotts Creek is zoned

Primary Production 56%

National Parks and Nature Reserves 19%

Rural Landscape 12%

Infrastructure 7%

Recreational Waterways 5%

Natural Waterways 1%

Buying in Stotts Creek? 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 8.11 km², Stotts Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 85% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 50,058 m² across 26 parcels.

Who lives in Stotts Creek

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stotts Creek suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population

usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1000, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Murwillumbah Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stotts Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stotts Creek 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.

Stotts Creek 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 Stotts Creek address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 89% of Stotts Creek. 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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Stotts Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Stotts Creek flood-prone?

About 85% of Stotts Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.

Is Stotts Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 96% of Stotts Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.

Is Stotts Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 89% of Stotts Creek, and over about 98% 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 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 20 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 Stotts Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Stotts Creek is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Rural Landscape.

Does Stotts Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Stotts Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Stotts Creek?

Across 26 surveyed parcels in Stotts Creek, the median lot size is about 50,058 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Stotts Creek have a train station?

There is no train station inside Stotts Creek itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.

Is Stotts Creek an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stotts Creek scores 1000 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 6 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
Duranbah	2.6 km	25%	91%
Tumbulgum	3.0 km	100%	92%
Cudgen	3.8 km	25%	54%
Eviron	3.8 km	73%	100%
Chinderah	4.6 km	99%	64%
Farrants Hill	4.7 km	<1%	98%
Kings Forest	4.7 km	59%	100%
Terranora	4.7 km	30%	70%
Bungalora	5.2 km	22%	100%
Casuarina	6.4 km	30%	59%

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