Wirlinga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wirlinga
(Albury City, NSW) - 41.6 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
41.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wirlinga'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 Wirlinga
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 2 a day
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.
Wirlinga at a glance
How Wirlinga is zoned
Buying in Wirlinga? 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 41.6 km², Wirlinga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 1,025 m² across 455 parcels.
Who lives in Wirlinga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wirlinga 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 1071, and decile 9 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wirlinga's 395 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Albury - East, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wirlinga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wirlinga itself.
9,898 in 2001 to 20,822 in 2025, up 110%.
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.
Wirlinga 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 Wirlinga 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 25% of Wirlinga. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Wirlinga. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wirlinga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wirlinga planning - frequently asked
Is Wirlinga flood-prone?
About 20% of Wirlinga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 30%. Published flood models are held over parts of Wirlinga; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Wirlinga bushfire-prone?
Around 82% of Wirlinga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Albury City average of 68%.
Is Wirlinga under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 25% of Wirlinga, and over about 43% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 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 Wirlinga?
The dominant planning zone in Wirlinga is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Large Lot Residential and Recreational Waterways.
Does Wirlinga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wirlinga.
What is the typical lot size in Wirlinga?
Across 455 surveyed parcels in Wirlinga, the median lot size is about 1,025 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wirlinga have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wirlinga itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.
What is the population of Wirlinga?
At the 2021 Census Wirlinga had 395 usual residents, with a median age of 30 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Albury - East statistical area, which contains Wirlinga, went from 9,898 people in 2001 to 20,822 in 2025, up 110%.
Is Wirlinga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wirlinga scores 1071 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wirlinga?
Median household income in Wirlinga was $2,284 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,557 for the typical suburb in Albury City. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hume Village | 5.6 km | 58% | 76% |
| Thurgoona | 6.1 km | 13% | 73% |
| Springdale Heights | 9.3 km | Not mapped | 80% |
| Ettamogah | 10.5 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| North Albury | 10.8 km | <1% | <1% |
| East Albury | 11.5 km | 45% | 58% |
| Bowna Greater Hume Shire |
11.8 km | 12% | 90% |
| Lavington | 12.0 km | Not mapped | 43% |
| Table Top | 12.7 km | 16% | 87% |
| Albury | 13.1 km | 5% | 28% |