Upper Nile flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Nile
(Lithgow City, NSW) - 220.79 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
220.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Nile'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 Nile
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
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.
Upper Nile at a glance
How Upper Nile is zoned
Buying in Upper Nile? 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 220.79 km², Upper Nile 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. The dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 267,906 m² across 86 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Nile
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Nile 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 953, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wollangambe - Wollemi, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Nile. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Nile itself.
0 in 2001 to 0 in 2025.
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 Nile 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 Upper Nile 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 Upper Nile lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Nile planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Nile flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Upper Nile and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Upper Nile bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Upper Nile is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lithgow City average of 92%.
Is Upper Nile under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 10% of Upper Nile 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 Upper Nile?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Nile is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Rural Landscape.
Does Upper Nile have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Nile.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Nile?
Across 86 surveyed parcels in Upper Nile, the median lot size is about 267,906 m².
Is Upper Nile an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Nile scores 953 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelgoola Mid-Western Regional |
11.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Bogee | 12.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dunville Loop | 12.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glen Alice | 14.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Olinda Mid-Western Regional |
18.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Mount Marsden | 18.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Glen Davis | 19.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Wollemi Singleton |
20.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Dabee Mid-Western Regional |
22.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Newnes | 25.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |