Upper Turon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Turon
(Mid-Western Regional, NSW) - 74.17 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
74.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Turon'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 Turon
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: 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 Turon at a glance
How Upper Turon is zoned
Buying in Upper Turon? 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 74.17 km², Upper Turon 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 is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 78,049 m² across 87 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Turon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Turon 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 914, and decile 2 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Mudgee Surrounds - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Turon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Turon itself.
3,638 in 2001 to 3,369 in 2025, down 7%.
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 Turon 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 Turon 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 Turon lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Turon planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Turon flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Upper Turon and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%).
Is Upper Turon bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Upper Turon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Western Regional average of 98%.
Is Upper Turon under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Upper Turon in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,500 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 Turon?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Turon is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape.
Does Upper Turon have heritage-listed places?
Upper Turon has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Turon?
Across 87 surveyed parcels in Upper Turon, the median lot size is about 78,049 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Upper Turon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Turon scores 914 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running Stream | 7.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Paling Yards Bathurst Regional |
8.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wattle Flat Bathurst Regional |
9.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Sofala | 9.6 km | <1% | 100% |
| Palmers Oaky Lithgow City |
11.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Millah Murrah Bathurst Regional |
14.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Limekilns Bathurst Regional |
15.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Wiagdon Bathurst Regional |
15.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Crudine | 17.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Ilford | 17.9 km | 0% | 100% |