Upper Fine Flower flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Fine Flower
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 197.52 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
197.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Fine Flower'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 Upper Fine Flower
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 26 Sep 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.
Upper Fine Flower at a glance
How Upper Fine Flower is zoned
Buying in Upper Fine Flower? 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 197.52 km², Upper Fine Flower 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 9 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 354,799 m² across 148 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Fine Flower
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Fine Flower 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 952, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Fine Flower's 46 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Grafton Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Fine Flower. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Fine Flower 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.
Upper Fine Flower 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 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 Upper Fine Flower address
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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 →Upper Fine Flower planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Fine Flower flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Upper Fine Flower and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Upper Fine Flower bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Upper Fine Flower is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
Is Upper Fine Flower under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Upper Fine Flower in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,500 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 Upper Fine Flower?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Fine Flower is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Forestry and Natural Waterways.
Does Upper Fine Flower have heritage-listed places?
Upper Fine Flower has 9 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Fine Flower?
Across 148 surveyed parcels in Upper Fine Flower, the median lot size is about 354,799 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Upper Fine Flower have a train station?
There is no train station inside Upper Fine Flower itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
Is Upper Fine Flower an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Fine Flower scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barretts Creek | 10.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kippenduff Richmond Valley |
13.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Fine Flower | 13.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Baryulgil | 13.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Marsh Richmond Valley |
14.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Eighteen Mile | 14.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Coaldale | 14.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Malabugilmah | 15.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Six Mile Swamp Richmond Valley |
15.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Deep Creek | 15.6 km | 0% | 100% |