Walcha Road flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Walcha Road
(Walcha, NSW) - 116.67 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
116.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Walcha Road's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Walcha Road
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 to
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.
Walcha Road at a glance
How Walcha Road is zoned
Buying in Walcha Road? 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 116.67 km², Walcha Road 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 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 265,357 m² across 263 parcels.
Who lives in Walcha Road
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Walcha Road 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 949, and decile 3 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Walcha Road's 72 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Walcha, the wider ABS statistical area containing Walcha Road. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Walcha Road itself.
3,454 in 2001 to 3,131 in 2025, down 9%.
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.
Walcha Road 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.
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Is Walcha Road flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Walcha Road and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Walcha Road bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Walcha Road is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Walcha average of 100%.
Is Walcha Road under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Walcha Road in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Walcha Road?
The dominant planning zone in Walcha Road is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Village.
Does Walcha Road have heritage-listed places?
Walcha Road has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Walcha Road?
Across 263 surveyed parcels in Walcha Road, the median lot size is about 265,357 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Walcha Road have a train station?
Yes - Walcha Road has 1 train station: Walcha Road Station. It is also served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Walcha Road?
At the 2021 Census Walcha Road had 72 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Walcha statistical area, which contains Walcha Road, went from 3,454 people in 2001 to 3,131 in 2025, down 9%.
Is Walcha Road an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Walcha Road scores 949 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Walcha Road?
Median household income in Walcha Road was $1,291 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,247 for the typical suburb in Walcha. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,056 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollun Uralla |
8.5 km | 0% | 21% |
| Woolbrook | 10.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Kentucky South Uralla |
13.4 km | 0% | 5% |
| Kentucky Uralla |
18.7 km | 0% | 60% |
| Limbri Tamworth Regional |
23.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Salisbury Plains Uralla |
24.0 km | Not mapped | 34% |
| Bendemeer Tamworth Regional |
26.3 km | <1% | 100% |
| Uralla Uralla |
28.9 km | Not mapped | 14% |
| Gostwyck Uralla |
29.6 km | Not mapped | 20% |
| Walcha | 30.1 km | 0% | 100% |