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Wallingat zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Wallingat (Mid-Coast, NSW) - 67.75 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 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wallingat's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wallingat

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.

Wallingat at a glance

Parcels 25 Median lot 427,717 m²

How Wallingat is zoned

National Parks and Nature Reserves 75%
Forestry 16%
Rural Landscape 5%
Recreational Waterways 2%
Environmental Management 1%
Environmental Living 0%

Buying in Wallingat? 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 67.75 km², Wallingat 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, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is National Parks and Nature Reserves. The median lot measures about 427,717 m² across 25 parcels.

Who lives in Wallingat

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

Population
4
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 970, and decile 4 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,949 in 2001 to 7,407 in 2025, up 50%.

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.

Wallingat 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 pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Wallingat 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 Wallingat lot.

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Wallingat planning - frequently asked

Is Wallingat flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Wallingat, 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. Mid-Coast is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Wallingat bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Wallingat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Mid-Coast average of 94%.

Is Wallingat under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Wallingat in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 Wallingat?

The dominant planning zone in Wallingat is National Parks and Nature Reserves, though the suburb also includes Forestry and Rural Landscape.

Does Wallingat have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Wallingat.

What is the typical lot size in Wallingat?

Across 25 surveyed parcels in Wallingat, the median lot size is about 427,717 m².

Is Wallingat an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wallingat scores 970 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Coomba Bay 2.3 km Not mapped 100%
Whoota 5.2 km Not mapped 99%
Coomba Park 6.4 km Not mapped 91%
Wallis Lake 6.4 km Not mapped 23%
Tiona 8.0 km Not mapped 77%
Shallow Bay 8.1 km Not mapped 82%
Bungwahl 8.5 km Not mapped 99%
Booti Booti 8.6 km Not mapped 98%
Green Point 9.1 km Not mapped 87%
Tarbuck Bay 9.3 km Not mapped 99%

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