Wombat Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wombat Creek
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 16.96 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
16.96 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wombat Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wombat Creek at a glance
How Wombat Creek is zoned
Buying in Wombat Creek? 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 16.96 km², Wombat Creek 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 Rural Landscape. The median lot measures about 218,056 m² across 52 parcels.
Wombat Creek 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not 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 Wombat Creek address
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See what's in the $9 report →Wombat Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Wombat Creek flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wombat Creek and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 24%).
Is Wombat Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Wombat Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Wombat Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Wombat Creek is Rural Landscape, though the suburb also includes Recreational Waterways.
Does Wombat Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wombat Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Wombat Creek?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in Wombat Creek, the median lot size is about 218,056 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smiths Creek | 3.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stockyard Creek | 4.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Upper Copmanhurst | 5.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Newbold | 5.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Punchbowl | 6.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Copmanhurst | 7.4 km | 0% | 98% |
| Winegrove | 7.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Pulganbar | 9.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Whiteman Creek | 11.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lilydale | 11.4 km | 0% | 100% |