Urliup flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Urliup
(Tweed, NSW) - 15.43 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
15.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Urliup'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 Urliup
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 7,000 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.
Urliup at a glance
How Urliup is zoned
Buying in Urliup? 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 15.43 km², Urliup is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 32,741 m² across 99 parcels.
Who lives in Urliup
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Urliup 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 993, and decile 5 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Urliup's 193 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tweed Heads, the wider ABS statistical area containing Urliup. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Urliup itself.
17,013 in 2001 to 21,576 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Urliup 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 Urliup address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Urliup. 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 Urliup lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Urliup planning - frequently asked
Is Urliup flood-prone?
About 9% of Urliup falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%.
Is Urliup bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Urliup is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tweed average of 91%.
Is Urliup under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 48% of Urliup, and over about 83% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Urliup?
The dominant planning zone in Urliup is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Deferred Matter and Primary Production.
Does Urliup have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Urliup.
What is the typical lot size in Urliup?
Across 99 surveyed parcels in Urliup, the median lot size is about 32,741 m².
What is the population of Urliup?
At the 2021 Census Urliup had 193 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Tweed Heads statistical area, which contains Urliup, went from 17,013 people in 2001 to 21,576 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Urliup an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Urliup scores 993 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Urliup?
Median household income in Urliup was $1,474 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,394 for the typical suburb in Tweed. Median rent was $438 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,700 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomewin | 2.8 km | <1% | 100% |
| Dulguigan | 2.9 km | 68% | 98% |
| Upper Duroby | 3.4 km | 4% | 96% |
| Glengarrie | 3.7 km | <1% | 99% |
| Dungay | 3.9 km | 9% | 100% |
| Tygalgah | 4.4 km | 100% | 97% |
| Carool | 4.9 km | 3% | 100% |
| North Tumbulgum | 4.9 km | 47% | 92% |
| Kynnumboon | 5.7 km | 62% | 100% |
| Duroby | 6.4 km | 12% | 100% |