Talofa flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Talofa
(Byron, NSW) - 5.4 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
5.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Talofa'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 Talofa
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
typical observed square 14 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.
Talofa at a glance
How Talofa is zoned
Buying in Talofa? 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 5.4 km², Talofa is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 21,688 m² across 59 parcels.
Who lives in Talofa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Talofa 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 1091, and decile 10 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Talofa's 103 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bangalow, the wider ABS statistical area containing Talofa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Talofa itself.
5,132 in 2001 to 7,627 in 2025, up 49%.
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.
Talofa 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 Talofa 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.
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 Talofa lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Talofa planning - frequently asked
Is Talofa flood-prone?
About 4% of Talofa falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 22%.
Is Talofa bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Talofa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Byron average of 94%.
Is Talofa under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 16% of Talofa in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Talofa?
The dominant planning zone in Talofa is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and Deferred Matter.
Does Talofa have heritage-listed places?
Talofa has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Talofa?
Across 59 surveyed parcels in Talofa, the median lot size is about 21,688 m².
What is the population of Talofa?
At the 2021 Census Talofa had 103 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bangalow statistical area, which contains Talofa, went from 5,132 people in 2001 to 7,627 in 2025, up 49%.
Is Talofa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Talofa scores 1091 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Talofa?
Median household income in Talofa was $3,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,634 for the typical suburb in Byron. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $4,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcleods Shoot | 1.9 km | 4% | 97% |
| Hayters Hill | 2.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coopers Shoot | 2.7 km | <1% | 99% |
| Bangalow | 3.6 km | 7% | 85% |
| Skinners Shoot | 3.8 km | 34% | 100% |
| Ewingsdale | 4.0 km | 25% | 93% |
| Suffolk Park | 5.2 km | 26% | 82% |
| Newrybar Ballina |
6.1 km | <1% | 64% |
| Possum Creek | 6.2 km | 0% | 99% |
| Byron Bay | 6.6 km | 45% | 84% |