Wandook flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wandook
(Edward River, NSW) - 74.25 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
74.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wandook's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wandook at a glance
How Wandook is zoned
Buying in Wandook? 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 74.25 km², Wandook 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. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 424,531 m² across 92 parcels.
Who lives in Wandook
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wandook 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 1037, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Deniliquin Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wandook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wandook itself.
8,216 in 2001 to 7,020 in 2025, down 15%.
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.
Wandook 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 | Not watched | 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 Wandook address
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See what's in the $9 report →Wandook planning - frequently asked
Is Wandook flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wandook and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 1%).
Is Wandook bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wandook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Edward River average of 95%.
What is the zoning in Wandook?
The dominant planning zone in Wandook is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential.
Does Wandook have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wandook.
What is the typical lot size in Wandook?
Across 92 surveyed parcels in Wandook, the median lot size is about 424,531 m².
Is Wandook an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wandook scores 1037 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stud Park | 7.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lindifferon | 14.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Pretty Pine | 17.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Birganbigil | 17.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Deniliquin Murray River |
21.7 km | 9% | 97% |
| Warragoon | 23.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Conargo | 24.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Mayrung | 26.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Morago | 29.8 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hartwood | 30.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |