Terranora flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Terranora
(Tweed, NSW) - 12.45 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
12.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Terranora'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 Terranora
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 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.
Terranora at a glance
How Terranora is zoned
Buying in Terranora? 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 12.45 km², Terranora is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 70% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Deferred Matter. The median lot measures about 1,232 m² across 1,396 parcels.
Who lives in Terranora
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Terranora 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 1041, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Terranora's 3,365 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Terranora - North Tumbulgum, the wider ABS statistical area containing Terranora. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Terranora itself.
2,760 in 2001 to 3,455 in 2025, up 25%.
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.
Terranora 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 Terranora 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 87% of Terranora. 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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See what's in the $9 report →Terranora planning - frequently asked
Is Terranora flood-prone?
About 30% of Terranora falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Terranora bushfire-prone?
Around 70% of Terranora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Terranora under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 87% of Terranora, 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Terranora?
The dominant planning zone in Terranora is Deferred Matter, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential and General Residential.
Does Terranora have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Terranora.
What is the typical lot size in Terranora?
Across 1,396 surveyed parcels in Terranora, the median lot size is about 1,232 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Terranora have a train station?
There is no train station inside Terranora itself. The suburb is served by 54 bus stops.
What is the population of Terranora?
At the 2021 Census Terranora had 3,365 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Terranora - North Tumbulgum statistical area, which contains Terranora, went from 2,760 people in 2001 to 3,455 in 2025, up 25%.
Is Terranora an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Terranora scores 1041 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Terranora?
Median household income in Terranora was $2,120 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $540 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalora | 3.3 km | 22% | 100% |
| Chinderah | 3.4 km | 99% | 64% |
| Banora Point | 3.8 km | 55% | 18% |
| Bilambil Heights | 4.0 km | 27% | 80% |
| Duroby | 4.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Stotts Creek | 4.7 km | 85% | 96% |
| Bilambil | 4.7 km | 22% | 96% |
| Cudgen | 5.4 km | 25% | 54% |
| Tweed Heads South | 5.4 km | 85% | 42% |
| Tumbulgum | 5.5 km | 100% | 92% |