Warral flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Warral
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 50.18 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
50.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warral'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 Warral
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 3,000 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.
Warral at a glance
How Warral is zoned
Buying in Warral? 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 50.18 km², Warral is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Primary Production Small Lots. The median lot measures about 99,523 m² across 213 parcels.
Who lives in Warral
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warral 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 1009, and decile 6 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Warral's 445 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warral. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warral itself.
16,382 in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
Warral 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 Warral address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Warral. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Warral planning - frequently asked
Is Warral flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Warral and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 3%).
Is Warral bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Warral is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
Is Warral under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Warral, and over about 82% 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 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 5 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 Warral?
The dominant planning zone in Warral is Primary Production Small Lots, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential and General Residential.
Does Warral have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Warral.
What is the typical lot size in Warral?
Across 213 surveyed parcels in Warral, the median lot size is about 99,523 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Warral have a train station?
There is no train station inside Warral itself. The suburb is served by 76 bus stops.
What is the population of Warral?
At the 2021 Census Warral had 445 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Tamworth Surrounds statistical area, which contains Warral, went from 16,382 people in 2001 to 20,158 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Warral an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warral scores 1009 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Warral?
Median household income in Warral was $2,152 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional. Median rent was $263 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,015 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillvue | 5.5 km | 7% | 30% |
| Kingswood | 7.0 km | 10% | 86% |
| Westdale | 7.2 km | 18% | 75% |
| South Tamworth | 7.3 km | 38% | 40% |
| West Tamworth | 7.5 km | 29% | 27% |
| Bithramere | 7.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Timbumburi | 8.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Taminda | 9.1 km | 60% | 56% |
| Duri | 9.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Tamworth | 9.7 km | 11% | 9% |