Tallowwood Ridge flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tallowwood Ridge
(Bellingen, NSW) - 47.65 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.
Constraint readout
47.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tallowwood Ridge's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tallowwood Ridge
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
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.
Tallowwood Ridge at a glance
How Tallowwood Ridge is zoned
Buying in Tallowwood Ridge? 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 47.65 km², Tallowwood Ridge is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 449,930 m² across 63 parcels.
Who lives in Tallowwood Ridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tallowwood Ridge 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 966, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dorrigo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tallowwood Ridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tallowwood Ridge itself.
3,473 in 2001 to 3,250 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Tallowwood Ridge 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.
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Is Tallowwood Ridge flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Tallowwood Ridge and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Tallowwood Ridge bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Tallowwood Ridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bellingen average of 98%.
Is Tallowwood Ridge under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Tallowwood Ridge in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Tallowwood Ridge?
The dominant planning zone in Tallowwood Ridge is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Environmental Management.
Does Tallowwood Ridge have heritage-listed places?
Tallowwood Ridge has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Tallowwood Ridge?
Across 63 surveyed parcels in Tallowwood Ridge, the median lot size is about 449,930 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Tallowwood Ridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tallowwood Ridge scores 966 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dorrigo | 4.5 km | 0% | 99% |
| Cascade | 6.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Megan | 7.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Dorrigo | 8.4 km | Not mapped | 95% |
| Moonpar Clarence Valley |
8.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bostobrick | 11.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dorrigo Mountain | 12.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Fernbrook | 13.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bielsdown Hills | 14.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wild Cattle Creek Clarence Valley |
14.3 km | 0% | 100% |