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Urawilkie zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Urawilkie (Coonamble, NSW) - 513.75 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 Urawilkie'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.

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Urawilkie at a glance

Parcels 123 Median lot 878,985 m² Mapped easements 1

How Urawilkie is zoned

Primary Production 41%
National Parks and Nature Reserves 37%
Forestry 22%

Buying in Urawilkie? 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 513.75 km², Urawilkie 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, 63% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 878,985 m² across 123 parcels.

Who lives in Urawilkie

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

Population
5
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 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1081, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

5,086 in 2001 to 4,097 in 2025, down 19%.

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.

Urawilkie 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.

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Urawilkie planning - frequently asked

Is Urawilkie flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Urawilkie, 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. Coonamble is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Urawilkie bushfire-prone?

Around 63% of Urawilkie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Coonamble average of 12%.

What is the zoning in Urawilkie?

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

Does Urawilkie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Urawilkie.

What is the typical lot size in Urawilkie?

Across 123 surveyed parcels in Urawilkie, the median lot size is about 878,985 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Urawilkie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Urawilkie scores 1081 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gilgooma 15.1 km Not mapped 8%
Kenebri
Warrumbungle
20.6 km Not mapped 100%
Pine Grove 22.7 km Not mapped 5%
Gwabegar
Narrabri
23.8 km Not mapped 100%
Teridgerie 24.6 km Not mapped 5%
Billeroy 27.3 km Not mapped 4%
Nebea 29.9 km Not mapped 5%
Pilliga
Walgett
33.5 km Not mapped 100%
Magometon 38.9 km Not mapped <1%
Baradine
Warrumbungle
42.5 km Not mapped 100%

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