Suffolk Park flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Suffolk Park
(Byron, NSW) - 4.39 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
4.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Suffolk Park'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 Suffolk Park
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
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.
Suffolk Park at a glance
How Suffolk Park is zoned
Buying in Suffolk Park? 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 4.39 km², Suffolk Park is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 697 m² across 1,528 parcels.
Who lives in Suffolk Park
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Suffolk Park 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 1059, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Suffolk Park's 4,222 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Byron Bay, the wider ABS statistical area containing Suffolk Park. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Suffolk Park itself.
9,247 in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Suffolk Park 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 Suffolk Park 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 1% of Suffolk Park. 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 Suffolk Park lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Suffolk Park planning - frequently asked
Is Suffolk Park flood-prone?
About 26% of Suffolk Park falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Suffolk Park bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Suffolk Park is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Byron average of 94%.
Is Suffolk Park under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Suffolk Park, and over about 21% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. 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 Suffolk Park?
The dominant planning zone in Suffolk Park is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Deferred Matter and Environmental Conservation.
Does Suffolk Park have heritage-listed places?
Suffolk Park has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Suffolk Park?
Across 1,528 surveyed parcels in Suffolk Park, the median lot size is about 697 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Suffolk Park have a train station?
There is no train station inside Suffolk Park itself. The suburb is served by 19 bus stops.
What is the population of Suffolk Park?
At the 2021 Census Suffolk Park had 4,222 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Byron Bay statistical area, which contains Suffolk Park, went from 9,247 people in 2001 to 11,482 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Suffolk Park an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Suffolk Park scores 1059 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Suffolk Park?
Median household income in Suffolk Park was $2,020 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,634 for the typical suburb in Byron. Median rent was $700 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,383 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayters Hill | 2.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coopers Shoot | 3.3 km | <1% | 99% |
| Skinners Shoot | 3.6 km | 34% | 100% |
| Byron Bay | 4.5 km | 45% | 84% |
| Broken Head | 4.9 km | 2% | 92% |
| Talofa | 5.2 km | 4% | 99% |
| Mcleods Shoot | 6.8 km | 4% | 97% |
| Newrybar Ballina |
7.2 km | <1% | 64% |
| Ewingsdale | 8.0 km | 25% | 93% |
| Bangalow | 8.4 km | 7% | 85% |