West Tamworth flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of West Tamworth
(Tamworth Regional, NSW) - 5.95 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
5.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Tamworth'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 West Tamworth
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 1,500 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.
West Tamworth at a glance
How West Tamworth is zoned
Buying in West Tamworth? 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 5.95 km², West Tamworth is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 27% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 32 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 647 m² across 2,574 parcels.
Who lives in West Tamworth
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Tamworth 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 800, and decile 1 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Tamworth's 5,471 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tamworth - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Tamworth. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Tamworth itself.
18,804 in 2001 to 22,677 in 2025, up 21%.
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.
West Tamworth 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 West Tamworth 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 70% of West Tamworth. 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 →West Tamworth planning - frequently asked
Is West Tamworth flood-prone?
About 29% of West Tamworth falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 3%.
Is West Tamworth bushfire-prone?
Around 27% of West Tamworth is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tamworth Regional average of 92%.
Is West Tamworth under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 70% of West Tamworth, and over about 91% 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 2,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 22 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 West Tamworth?
The dominant planning zone in West Tamworth is General Residential, though the suburb also includes Primary Production Small Lots and Public Recreation.
Does West Tamworth have heritage-listed places?
West Tamworth has 32 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in West Tamworth?
Across 2,574 surveyed parcels in West Tamworth, the median lot size is about 647 m². There are also 15 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does West Tamworth have a train station?
There is no train station inside West Tamworth itself. The suburb is served by 235 bus stops.
What is the population of West Tamworth?
At the 2021 Census West Tamworth had 5,471 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Tamworth - East statistical area, which contains West Tamworth, went from 18,804 people in 2001 to 22,677 in 2025, up 21%.
Is West Tamworth an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Tamworth scores 800 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in West Tamworth?
Median household income in West Tamworth was $1,053 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,519 for the typical suburb in Tamworth Regional. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Tamworth | 1.3 km | 38% | 40% |
| Taminda | 2.3 km | 60% | 56% |
| Tamworth | 2.4 km | 11% | 9% |
| Hillvue | 3.0 km | 7% | 30% |
| East Tamworth | 4.7 km | 18% | 76% |
| North Tamworth | 4.9 km | 2% | 64% |
| Westdale | 5.4 km | 18% | 75% |
| Oxley Vale | 5.5 km | 12% | 62% |
| Kingswood | 6.9 km | 10% | 86% |
| Warral | 7.5 km | <1% | 96% |