Tabbil Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tabbil Creek
(Dungog, NSW) - 17.34 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
17.34 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tabbil 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.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tabbil 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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 3 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.
Tabbil Creek at a glance
How Tabbil Creek is zoned
Buying in Tabbil 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 17.34 km², Tabbil Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 11 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 15,991 m² across 104 parcels.
Who lives in Tabbil Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tabbil Creek 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 993, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tabbil Creek's 53 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dungog, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tabbil Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tabbil Creek itself.
8,338 in 2001 to 10,102 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.
Tabbil 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 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 Tabbil Creek 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 22% of Tabbil Creek. 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 Tabbil Creek. 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 Tabbil Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tabbil Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Tabbil Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Tabbil Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 5%). Published flood models are held over parts of Tabbil Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Tabbil Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Tabbil Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Dungog average of 98%.
Is Tabbil Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 22% of Tabbil Creek, and over about 31% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 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 Tabbil Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Tabbil Creek is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential and Environmental Management.
Does Tabbil Creek have heritage-listed places?
Tabbil Creek has 11 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tabbil Creek?
Across 104 surveyed parcels in Tabbil Creek, the median lot size is about 15,991 m².
Does Tabbil Creek have a train station?
There is no train station inside Tabbil Creek itself. The suburb is served by 12 bus stops.
What is the population of Tabbil Creek?
At the 2021 Census Tabbil Creek had 53 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 3.6 people. The wider Dungog statistical area, which contains Tabbil Creek, went from 8,338 people in 2001 to 10,102 in 2025, up 21%.
Is Tabbil Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tabbil Creek scores 993 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tabbil Creek?
Median household income in Tabbil Creek was $1,718 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,625 for the typical suburb in Dungog. Median rent was $405 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dungog | 2.0 km | 23% | 51% |
| Alison | 3.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Wirragulla | 4.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hanleys Creek | 4.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Marshdale | 5.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Sugarloaf | 6.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wallaringa | 7.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bendolba | 7.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Stroud Hill | 8.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Flat Tops | 8.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |