Tooranie zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tooranie (Murray River, NSW) - 182.08 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tooranie's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Tooranie at a glance

Parcels 127 Median lot 967,470 m²

How Tooranie is zoned

Primary Production 96%
National Parks and Nature Reserves 2%
Natural Waterways 2%

Buying in Tooranie? 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 182.08 km², Tooranie is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 967,470 m² across 127 parcels.

Who lives in Tooranie

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tooranie suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
12
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1010, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Deniliquin Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tooranie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tooranie itself.

8,216 in 2001 to 7,020 in 2025, down 15%.

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.

Tooranie data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
ZoningMappedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldNSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence
Observed flight pathsNot watchedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Tooranie 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.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Tooranie lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Tooranie planning - frequently asked

Is Tooranie flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Tooranie, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Murray River is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Tooranie bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Tooranie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murray River average of 98%.

What is the zoning in Tooranie?

The dominant planning zone in Tooranie is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes National Parks and Nature Reserves and Natural Waterways.

Does Tooranie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Tooranie.

What is the typical lot size in Tooranie?

Across 127 surveyed parcels in Tooranie, the median lot size is about 967,470 m².

Is Tooranie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tooranie scores 1010 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Stony Crossing 8.1 km Not mapped 94%
Kyalite 12.7 km 5% 99%
Tooleybuc 14.7 km 14% 89%
Koraleigh 15.7 km 10% 98%
Mallan 19.1 km Not mapped 100%
Dilpurra 19.8 km Not mapped 100%
Speewa 19.8 km 33% 99%
Goodnight 20.3 km 18% 87%
Moolpa 21.9 km Not mapped 100%
Murray Downs 33.9 km 62% 97%

See all Murray River suburb profiles →