Tucabia flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tucabia (Clarence Valley, NSW) - 35.01 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.

Planning schematicTucabia

Constraint readout

35.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.

Flood overlay 46%

1.9× council avg (24%) · #36 of 155 mapped council suburbs

Bushfire-prone 98%

≈ council avg (94%) · #112 of 155 mapped council suburbs

Environmental0%

below council avg (19%) · #91 of 155 in council

Heritage sites 7 Mostly Rural Landscape Flood 36th most affected of 155 → Bushfire 112th most affected of 155 →

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tucabia's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Tucabia

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

No aircraft observed

of the suburb, in the sampled period - a floor, not a census

Lowest measured

8,500 ft

averaging 9,000 ft

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.

Tucabia at a glance

Parcels 435 Median lot 9,502 m² Mapped easements 3 Bus stops 50

How Tucabia is zoned

Rural Landscape 78%

Primary Production 14%

Low Density Residential 3%

Infrastructure 3%

Recreational Waterways 2%

Public Recreation 0%

Buying in Tucabia? 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 35.01 km², Tucabia is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 9,502 m² across 435 parcels.

Who lives in Tucabia

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

Population

354

usual residents, 2021

Median age

years

Median household income

$1,045

per week, Clarence Valley suburb typical $1,187

Median rent

$320

per week, Clarence Valley suburb typical $300

Median mortgage

$887

per month

Household size

2.2

people, average

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 1

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 846, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1

most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Tucabia's 354 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.3%

5-14 10.8%

15-19 3.2%

20-24 4.1%

25-34 7.3%

35-44 9.6%

45-54 11.4%

55-64 21.6%

65-74 21.6%

75-84 6.7%

85+ 1.5%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

14,917 in 2001 to 18,099 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.

Tucabia 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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Tucabia planning - frequently asked

Is Tucabia flood-prone?

About 46% of Tucabia falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.

Is Tucabia bushfire-prone?

Around 98% of Tucabia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.

Is Tucabia under a flight path?

No aircraft were observed over Tucabia 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 Tucabia?

The dominant planning zone in Tucabia is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Low Density Residential.

Does Tucabia have heritage-listed places?

Tucabia has 7 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Tucabia?

Across 435 surveyed parcels in Tucabia, the median lot size is about 9,502 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Tucabia have a train station?

There is no train station inside Tucabia itself. The suburb is served by 50 bus stops.

What is the population of Tucabia?

At the 2021 Census Tucabia had 354 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Grafton Surrounds statistical area, which contains Tucabia, went from 14,917 people in 2001 to 18,099 in 2025, up 21%.

Is Tucabia an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tucabia scores 846 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Tucabia?

Median household income in Tucabia was $1,045 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,187 for the typical suburb in Clarence Valley. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $887 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburb	Distance	Flood mapped	Bushfire-prone
Gilletts Ridge	2.9 km	90%	100%
Pillar Valley	5.7 km	4%	100%
Calliope	6.5 km	100%	100%
Coldstream	6.6 km	99%	100%
Ulmarra	7.8 km	100%	94%
Lavadia	8.2 km	66%	96%
Cowper	9.9 km	100%	93%
Brushgrove	11.3 km	100%	58%
Tyndale	11.4 km	61%	99%
Bookram	12.0 km	0%	100%

See all Clarence Valley suburb profiles →