Womboota flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Womboota
(Murray River, NSW) - 262.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
262.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Womboota's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Womboota at a glance
How Womboota is zoned
Buying in Womboota? 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 262.18 km², Womboota is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Primary Production. The median lot measures about 203,562 m² across 407 parcels.
Who lives in Womboota
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Womboota 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 1054, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Womboota's 90 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Deniliquin Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Womboota. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Womboota 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.
Womboota 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 | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 10 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Is Womboota flood-prone?
About 22% of Womboota falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 20%.
Is Womboota bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Womboota is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murray River average of 98%.
What is the zoning in Womboota?
The dominant planning zone in Womboota is Primary Production, though the suburb also includes Forestry and Natural Waterways.
Does Womboota have heritage-listed places?
Womboota has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Womboota?
Across 407 surveyed parcels in Womboota, the median lot size is about 203,562 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Womboota?
At the 2021 Census Womboota had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Deniliquin Surrounds statistical area, which contains Womboota, went from 8,216 people in 2001 to 7,020 in 2025, down 15%.
Is Womboota an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Womboota scores 1054 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Womboota?
Median household income in Womboota was $1,156 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Murray River. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,075 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunnaloo | 11.3 km | 23% | 100% |
| Thyra | 19.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Moama | 20.9 km | 3% | 94% |
| Tantonan | 23.7 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Thule | 29.4 km | 46% | 100% |
| Mathoura | 31.5 km | <1% | 98% |
| Caldwell | 34.5 km | 0% | 100% |
| Barham | 45.6 km | 71% | 97% |
| Deniliquin | 48.2 km | 9% | 97% |
| Bullatale | 51.3 km | <1% | 100% |